The Big Red One - Couverture souple

Perseus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1560257431 ISBN 13 : 9781560257431

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 2005

Synopsis

Describing Sam Fuller as a cult legend and a celluloid genius would be like describing Muhammad Ali as a boxer or Jimi Hendrix as a guitar player. He was a singular American visionary, a giant of independent filmmaking, and a king of bruised-knuckle cinematic poetry. The Big Red One is his masterpiece. Twenty years in the making, both the novel and the film are based on Fuller's own experiences with the Army's First Infantry Division ("the Big Red One") in World War II. The story centres on the friendship of five soldiers and follows them from the arid landscapes of Vichy French Africa to Europe to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and onward into Germany. Excruciating scenes of suffering and brutality are juxtaposed against heartbreaking scenes of compassion and selflessness. In Fuller's vision the lines between heroism and villainy are blurred,"the only glory in war is surviving",but The Big Red One also provides an epic adventure steeped in the true history of World War II.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Samuel Fuller (1912-1997) was an American screenwriter, novelist, and film director known for low-budget, understated genre movies with controversial themes, often made outside the conventional studio system.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1560257431
• ISBN 13: 9781560257431
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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