The eighth edition of A Short History of the Movies continues the tradition-well-written, up-to-date, free of jargon-that has made it the most widely adopted textbook ever for college courses in film history. This volume offers students a panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film, from the first movements captured on celluloid, to ...
A guide to the appreciation and evaluation of films. It provides a comprehensive consideration of movies from idea to script, casting, financing, shooting and distribution. The author addresses the book not just to students of film but to any filmgoer.
The story of the making of "To Have and Have Not" (1944) is an exciting one, ranging from the widely reported romance between its stars, Humphrey Bogart and the unknown nineteen-year-old Lauren Bacall, to some of the more subtle aspects of the wartime alliance between the United States and the Batista regime in Cuba. Kawin's introduction leads us ...
To supplement his meager earnings as a novelist, William Faulkner worked during the 1930s and '40s as a Hollywood script writer. but did not particularly distinguish himself in that genre. However, he was a co-writer for some great movies, including TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT and THE BIG SLEEP (among several other Howard Hawks films), GUNGA DIN, and ...
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "From its first edition, Gerald Mast's A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MOVIES helped to focus the field of film studies; it has its own role in film history. Comprehensively conceived, evocatively illustrated, and eminently readable, drawing useful generalizations and analyzing key works in depth, it became the foundation for the modern film history course. And as the field developed, so did the book. " This book has 669 pages and is profusely illustrated. read more
Edition: First edition, clothbound issue.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co.
Date Published: 1977
Description: A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (FAULKNER, William). FAULKNER AND FILM by Bruce F. Kawin. With Halftone illustrations. Octavo, cloth, pp. xiii, 194, illustrated. read more
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