The Cinema of Britain and Ireland (Film Director Roy Ward Baker's Own Copy)

McFarlane,Brian (Edited By) with Preface By Roy Ward Baker

ISBN 10: 190476438X / ISBN 13: 9781904764380

Edité par Wallflower Press, London and New York, 2005

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This is a Fine Copy of this softcover book with NO previous names or inscriptions present.This copy was acquired from the impressive private library of Film Director Roy Ward Baker who also wrote the preface for this book.He started in the film industry as a gofar boy,but worked his way up to the level of as assistant director on Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938).He served in the Army during World War II, transferring to the Army Kinematograph Unit in 1943. One of his superiors at the time was novelist Eric Ambler who insisted on Baker being given his first big break directing The October Man, from an Ambler screenplay, in 1947.Ambler also adapted Walter Lord's A Night to Remember for Baker's 1958 screen version.His next two films, The Weaker Sex and Paper Orchid (1949) were popular but overshadowed by the success of Morning Departure (1950), also featuring John Mills.Baker worked for three years at Fox where he directed Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock 1952. He returned to the UK in 1953 and continued to work on films.He worked for television during the 1960s. He directed episodes of The Avengers, The Saint, The Persuaders and Minder,4to 285pp First Edition 1st Impression.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Cinema of Britain and Ireland (Film Director Roy Ward Baker's Own Copy)
• Éditeur: Wallflower Press, London and New York
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 190476438X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781904764380
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
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Synopsis

A fresh, concise, but wide-ranging introduction and overview to British and Irish cinema, this volume contains 24 essays, each on a separate seminal film from the region. Films ranging from 1928 to 2002 are featured from directors such as John Boorman, Nicolas Roeg, Sally Potter and Jack Clayton. As well as discussions of genre and influences, The Cinema of Britain and Ireland includes in-depth studies of films such as Room at the Top (1958), The Italian Job (1969), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), Orlando (1992), and Sweet Sixteen (2002).

À propos de l?auteur

Brian McFarlane is Honorary Associate Professor at Monash University. His books include The Encyclopedia of British Film (co-authored, 2003) and An Autobiography of British Cinema (1997).