Professor Lydia Goehr (USA Columbia University)

David Lean

Filmmaker and Philosopher
Herausgeber: Bradatan, Costica

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fresh account of one of the cinemaâ s great technicians, making the case for his value as a deep and richly thematic filmmaker.

Produktdetails

• Philosophical Filmmakers
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 136mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781350429321
• ISBN-10: 1350429325
• Artikelnr.: 72118207

Autorenporträt

Lydia Goehr is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, USA. Her publications include The Quest for Voice: Music, Politics and the Limits of Philosophy (1998) and Elective Affinities: Musical Essays on the History of Aesthetic Theory (2008).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Making the Cut by Musical Means: Introduction to the Films of David Lean
2. Beethoven and Bust: This Happy Breed (1944), Ryan's Daughter (1970)
3. Rachmaninoff on Record: Blithe Spirit (1945), Brief Encounter (1945)
4. Concerto for all Hands: In Which We Serve (1942), Brief Encounter
(1945)
5. Of Craft and Craftiness: Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist
(1948)), Hobson's Choice (1954)
6. Dream Vacations and Souvenirs: The Passionate Friends (1949), Summer
Madness (1955)
7. Trials of Home and Hard Labor: Madeleine (1950), The Sound Barrier
(1952), The Bridge over the River Kwai (1957)
8. Myths, Gifts, and Echoes: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago
(1965), A Passage to India (1984)
Bibliography
Index