Constantine Santas

The Epic Films of David Lean

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this volume, David Lean's now undervalued epics The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, and A Passage to India are restored to the elevated esteem they once held.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 159mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780810882102
• ISBN-10: 0810882108
• Artikelnr.: 33873831

Autorenporträt

Constantine Santas is professor emeritus and former chair in the Department of English at Flagler College, Florida. He is the author of Responding to Film and The Epic in Film: from Myth to Blockbuster.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: The Bridge on the River
Kwai Chapter Two: Lawrence of Arabia Chapter Three: Doctor Zhivago Chapter
Four: Ryan's Daughter Chapter Five: A Passage to India Epilogue: Nostromo:
The Epic Continues Appendix A: The Early Films of David Lean Appendix B:
DVD and Blu-Ray Editions Bibliography Index About the Author