Dilys Powell Film Reader

Name: Dilys Powell Film Reader
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ISBN: 9780192830821

ISBN-10: 0192830821

ISBN-13: 9780192830821

Edition: 1992

Authors: Dilys Powell, Christopher Cook

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Dilys Powell is the doyenne of British film critics. Reviewing for the Sunday Times, and more recently Punch, she has built up a reputation for perceptive assessment. Divided into thematic sections, this selection from over fifty years of criticism reveals her views on such topics as British cinema, the French, film stars, genres, adaptations, and censorship. In addition to critiques of such key films as Citizen Kane and Rashomon, there are entertaining pieces on biblical epics, biopics, and the musical, and sections on films she loathed and those she tried hard to like.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/28/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 5.13" wide x 7.75" long x 1.28" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

Preface
British Cinema 1939-1967	p. 1
Nine Particular Directors	p. 35
Trying to Like...	p. 117
The French	p. 159
Criticism - a certain tone of voice	p. 183
Acting and Starring	p. 231
Genre
The Western	p. 267
Genre
Musicals; Bibles, Swords and Sandals; the Biopic; and the Horror Movie	p. 287
Faithful to the Book...Faithful to the Facts	p. 325
'Cornerstones'	p. 355
The Darker Side	p. 381
Offscreen	p. 397
Index of Films	p. 439
Index of Names	p. 445
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