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Call No: 81LEA SIL
Author: Silver, Alain; Ursini, James; Wise, Robert (foreword)
Edition: 1st Silman-James Press edition 1992
Source: US
Place: Los Angeles
Publisher: Silman-James Press
PubDate: 1992
PhysDes: 294 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subject: Lean, David; IN WHICH WE SERVE (UK, David Lean and Noel Coward, 1942); THIS HAPPY BREED (UK, David Lean, 1944); BLITHE SPIRIT (UK, David Lean, 1945); BRIEF ENCOUNTER (UK, David Lean, 1945); GREAT EXPECTATIONS (UK, David Lean, 1946); OLIVER TWIST (UK, David Lean, 1948); MADELEINE (UK, David Lean, 1950); BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER (UK, David Lean, 1952); SOUND BARRIER, THE (UK, David Lean, 1952); HOBSON'S CHOICE (UK, David Lean, 1954); PASSIONATE FRIENDS, THE (UK, David Lean, 1949); SUMMER MADNESS (UK/US, David Lean, 1955); SUMMERTIME (UK/US, David Lean, 1955); BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE (UK/US, David Lean, 1957); LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (UK, David Lean, 1962); DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (US, David Lean, 1965); RYAN'S DAUGHTER (UK, David Lean, 1970); PASSAGE TO INDIA, A (US/UK, David Lean, 1984)
Summary: "Updated and extensively revised, this first American edition of David Lean and His Films offers the reader an in-depth analysis, discussion, and critique of Lean's directorial output. In their film-by-film accounting of his work, authors Silver and Ursini uncover the themes and concerns that have been sustained throughout Lean's career." -- BOOK BLURB
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-285) and index; Filmography: p. [241]-266
ISBN: 1879505002
Contents: -- acknowledgements -- foreword -- introduction -- 1: the early films: in which we serve (1942); this happy breed (1944); blithe spirit (1945) -- 2: brief encounter (1945) -- 3: the Dickens adaptations: great expectations (1946) and oliver twist (1948) -- 4: madeleine (1950) -- 5: the sound barrier (1952) -- 6: hobson's choice (1954) -- 7: the passionate friends (1949) and summer madness (1955) -- 8: the bridge on the river kwai (1957) -- 9: lawrence of arabia (1962) -- 10: doctor zhivago (1965) -- 11: ryan's daughter (1970) -- 12: a passage to india (1984) -- a personal afterword -- biography -- filmography -- footnotes -- selected bibliography -- index --

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Press kit; Clippings; Programme; Publicity
Subject: DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (US, David Lean, 1965)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: DOCTOR ZHIVAGO [TV] (US/UK/G, Giacomo Campiotti, 2002)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: DOCTOR ZHIVAGO [TV] (US/UK/G, Giacomo Campiotti, 2002)

Call No: 81LEA SAN
Author: Santas, Constantine
Source: UK
Place: Lanham, MD
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
PubDate: 2012
PhysDes: xli, 197 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subject: Lean, David; BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE (UK/US, David Lean, 1957); LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (UK, David Lean, 1962); DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (US, David Lean, 1965); RYAN'S DAUGHTER (UK, David Lean, 1970); PASSAGE TO INDIA, A (US/UK, David Lean, 1984)
Summary: "Widely regarded as one of cinema's most accomplished directors, David Lean helmed such classics as Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, and Oliver Twist. He twice received the Academy Award for best director, and two of his films - The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia - won the Oscar for best picture. Both are featured on the American Film Institute's Top 100, with Lawrence of Arabia in the top ten. Despite the awards and accolades for these motion pictures, many critics often look more favorably upon the smaller films that Lean produced earlier in his career, and in recent years his reputation as a director has diminished. In this study, Constantine Santas seeks to restore these now undervalued epics to the elevated esteem they once held. Without dismissing the earlier works or regarding them as irrelevant to Lean's evolution as an artist, this book shows that the epics are as worthy as any of Lean's previous films. In addition to Lean's academy-Award-winning blockbusters, Santas also provides close analytical looks at Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, and the director's final film, A Passage to India. Santas argues that the epics show a progression and refinement of Lean's work and are thematically broader and feature more complex characterization than his earlier films. In his analyses, Santas provides background material on the production of each epic; insights into structure, characters, techniques, and themes, and a look into the relationship between the films and their literary sources. Written in a clear and engaging manner, The Epic Films of David Lean will appeal not only to cinema students and scholars but also to general fans of David Lean and his work. " -- BOOK BLURB
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN: 9780810882102
Donation: Donated by Senses of Cinema, 2013
Contents: -- preface -- acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The bridge on the River Kwai (1957)-- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) -- Doctor Zhivago (1966) -- Ryan's daughter (1970) -- A passage to India (1984) -- 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 --

Author: Copping, Robin
PhysDes: Article
Subject: CAMERAS; CINEMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRY, FILM. UK; LIGHTING; Lean, David; YOUNG, FREDDIE; ASPHYX, THE (UK, Peter Newbrook, 1973); DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (US, David Lean, 1965); LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (UK, David Lean, 1962); QUEEN OF DESTINY (UK, Herbert Wilcox, 1938); RYAN'S DAUGHTER (UK, David Lean, 1970)
Summary: Interview with cameraman Freddie Young, second person ever to receive the Alfred Hitchcock award for outstanding achievements in film from the British Film Industry. He discusses his career and cinematographic techniques, and his working relationship with director David Lean