John Fawell

The Art of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West

A Critical Appreciation

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Produktbeschreibung

As Sergio Leone's fourth successful American western film, ""Once Upon a Time in the West"" earned him acclaim for liberating the western genre, restoring it to antique American simplicity. The principal goal of this book is to sharpen an appreciation for Sergio Leone and his most famous American western.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9780786420926
• ISBN-10: 0786420928
• Artikelnr.: 21052225

Autorenporträt

John Fawell, a professor of humanities in the College of General Studies at Boston University, has written books on Alfred Hitchcock, Sergio Leone and the studio-era Hollywood film, as well as provided the film commentary for Universal Studio's Blu-ray release of Hitchcock's Rear Window. He lives in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface      
1. Defending Leone     
2. Once Upon a Time in the West: The Meta-Western     
3. Ford and Once Upon a Time in the West41
4. Harmonica and Cheyenne     
5. Jill     
6. Morton and the Politics of Once Upon a Time in the West     
7. A Neo-Realist Fairy Tale: Leone's Set Design     
8. Composition     
9. Leone's Close-ups     
10. "A Rhythm He Believes In": Leone's Editing     
11. The Leone-Morricone Soundtrack     
12. The Music of Sound and Dialogue     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index