Frank Borzage

The Life and Films of a Hollywood Romantic

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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This work brings to readers of English a comprehensive and engaging treatment of one of America's greatest, if largely forgotten, film directors. Dumont's celebrated 1993 study, translated from the French by Jonathan Kaplansky, offers complete coverage of Borzage's entire career--the more than 100 films he made and the effect of those films on movie audiences, especially between 1920 and 1940.Lavishly illustrated with 120 photographs, the book also contains a complete filmography, a chronological bibliography, and an index.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-02-04
Mått178 x 254 x 22 mm
Vikt739 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor428
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786440986

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Hervé Dumont, now retired, was the director of the Swiss National Film Archive (Cinémathèque Suisse) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the author of several works on film history. His History of Swiss Cinema (Lausanne 1987) earned the Jean Mitry Award, and Frank Borzage, Sarastro à Hollywood (Paris-Milan 1993) received the Prix Simone Genevois, awarded to the best European film book of the year. Jonathan Kaplansky works as a literary translator of French in Montreal. His translations include novels by Hélène Dorion, Pauline Michel and Hélène Rioux, poetry by Serge Patrice Thibodeau, a journal by Annie Ernaux, and several biographies of historical and political figures. His articles have appeared in Palimpsestes and Circuit.

Table of ContentsForeword by Martin Scorsese Preface Introduction: Keys to an Alchemy of Film 1. From Salt Lake City to Inceville 2. Debut at the Megaphone 3. In Search of a Style 4. Working for William Randolph Hearst 5. A New Status: Producer-Director 6. Fox Films Spurred On by Ambition 7. Fame Through Jacob’s Ladder 8. Two Forgotten Masterpieces 9. Between Glory and Disgrace 10. Freedom at the Top 11. The Romance of the Deprived 12. The Warner Brothers Purgatory 13. At MGM: Stars and Real Life 14. The Mystical Dimension 15. The Mortal Storm 16. Wandering Downwards with Highlights 17. Republic Studios in Sublime Mode 18. In Semi-Retirement Filmography Notes Bibliography Index

“authoritative, insightful...indispensable”—Booklist; “exemplary critical”—DGA Quarterly: Craft Journal of the Directors Guild of America; “one of the most exceptional works on a Golden Age director that I have ever read. The authors excels in covering all of Borzage’s films...thorough biography...should stand as a model for future film historians”—The National Board of Review.