Beyond the Epic
Title | Beyond the Epic PDF eBook |
Author | Gene D. Phillips |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 592 |
Release | 2006-11-24 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0813138205 |
Two-time Academy Award winner Sir David Lean (1908--1991) was one of the most prominent directors of the twentieth century, responsible for the classics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and Doctor Zhivago (1965). British-born Lean asserted himself in Hollywood as a major filmmaker with his epic storytelling and panoramic visions of history, but he started out as a talented film editor and director in Great Britain. As a result, he brought an art-house mentality to blockbuster films. Combining elements of biography and film criticism, Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean uses screenplays and production histories to assess Lean's body of work. Author Gene D. Phillips interviews actors who worked with Lean and directors who knew him, and their comments reveal new details about the director's life and career. Phillips also explores Lean's lesser-studied films, such as The Passionate Friends (1949), Hobson's Choice (1954), and Summertime (1955). The result is an in-depth examination of the director in cultural, historical, and cinematic contexts. Lean's approach to filmmaking was far different than that of many of his contemporaries. He chose his films carefully and, as a result, directed only sixteen films in a period of more than forty years. Those films, however, have become some of the landmarks of motion-picture history. Lean is best known for his epics, but Phillips also focuses on Lean's successful adaptations of famous works of literature, including retellings of plays such as Brief Encounter (1945) and novels such as Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), and A Passage to India (1984). From expansive studies of war and strife to some of literature's greatest high comedies and domestic dramas, Lean imbued all of his films with his unique creative vision. Few directors can match Lean's ability to combine narrative sweep and psychological detail, and Phillips goes beyond Lean's epics to reveal this unifying characteristic in the director's body of work. Beyond the Epic is a vital assessment of a great director's artistic process and his place in the film industry.
Beyond the Epic
Title | Beyond the Epic PDF eBook |
Author | Gene Phillips |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 590 |
Release | 2006-11-24 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0813171555 |
Two-time Academy Award winner Sir David Lean (1908–1991) was one of the most prominent directors of the twentieth century, responsible for the classics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and Doctor Zhivago (1965). British-born Lean asserted himself in Hollywood as a major filmmaker with his epic storytelling and panoramic visions of history, but he started out as a talented film editor and director in Great Britain. As a result, he brought an art-house mentality to blockbuster films. Combining elements of biography and film criticism, Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean uses screenplays and production histories to assess Lean’s body of work. Author Gene D. Phillips interviews actors who worked with Lean and directors who knew him, and their comments reveal new details about the director’s life and career. Phillips also explores Lean’s lesser-studied films, such as The Passionate Friends (1949), Hobson’s Choice (1954), and Summertime (1955). The result is an in-depth examination of the director in cultural, historical, and cinematic contexts. Lean’s approach to filmmaking was far different than that of many of his contemporaries. He chose his films carefully and, as a result, directed only sixteen films in a period of more than forty years. Those films, however, have become some of the landmarks of motion-picture history. Lean is best known for his epics, but Phillips also focuses on Lean’s successful adaptations of famous works of literature, including retellings of plays such as Brief Encounter (1945) and novels such as Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), and A Passage to India (1984). From expansive studies of war and strife to some of literature’s greatest high comedies and domestic dramas, Lean imbued all of his films with his unique creative vision. Few directors can match Lean’s ability to combine narrative sweep and psychological detail, and Phillips goes beyond Lean’s epics to reveal this unifying characteristic in the director’s body of work. Beyond the Epic is a vital assessment of a great director’s artistic process and his place in the film industry.
The Island of Beyond
Title | The Island of Beyond PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Atkinson |
Publisher | Carolrhoda Books ® |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2016-04-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1512404721 |
Eleven-year-old Martin can hardly imagine a worse summer. Martin's dad wants him to like "normal" boy things—playing sports and exploring the outdoors—so he sends Martin to his great-aunt Lenore, who lives on a tiny island called Beyond. Nothing about Beyond is what Martin expects, certainly not the strange, local boy who unexpectedly befriends Martin. Solo can canoe and climb trees and survive on his own in the wilderness, and Martin's drawn to him in a way he doesn't quite understand. But he's not sure he can trust Solo. In fact, can he trust anything about this strange island, where everyone seems to be keeping secrets?
Running Beyond
Title | Running Beyond PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Corless |
Publisher | Aurum |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2016-11-03 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1781316503 |
Ultra running is one of the world's fastest growing sports and in Ian Corless who runs the scene's most influential podcast, ultra-running has the perfect author to chronicle its rise. Running Beyond is a homage to the sport's legendary races, unique, commissioned photography, captures the diverse and striking terrain - from mountail peaks, to jungles and deserts. Through interviews with the legendary athletes of the sport, Running Beyond is the ultimate homage to the ultra-running world. Foreword by record-breaking, world number one, Kilian Jornet (Run or Die).
Beyond the Fence
Title | Beyond the Fence PDF eBook |
Author | Maria Gulemetova |
Publisher | Child's Play Library |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2018-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781846439315 |
Piggy lives in a large house with Thomas. Thomas knows exactly what Piggy needs. But a chance meeting with a wild pig changes everything, and Piggy finds out what lies outside the four walls, beyond the fence. A gentle book about freedom and friendship.
Above and Beyond with Communication
Title | Above and Beyond with Communication PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Johnson |
Publisher | Fuelling Your Future |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016-09-26 |
Genre | Communication |
ISBN | 9780778728443 |
Our global and digitally interconnected world is constantly changing. It requires that we practice learning throughout our lives and think in new and innovative ways. The skills that will shape your success in the 21st century include communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. This motivating series gives you the tools to help build and practice these valuable skills, now and throughout your Lifetime. People communicate to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade others. Like any other skill, communication must be learned and practiced. It starts with learning how to become an active listener. Find out how to express your opinions more effectively in oral, written, and digital communications, and how to identify and overcome potential communication roadblocks. Book jacket.
The Epic of America
Title | The Epic of America PDF eBook |
Author | James Truslow Adams |
Publisher | Transaction Publishers |
Pages | 455 |
Release | 2012-05-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 141284701X |
Originally published in 1931 by Little, Brown, and Company.