Major film directors of the American and British cinema, Volume 1999

Gene D. Phillips

Lehigh University Press, 1999 - Performing Arts - 322 pages

This book focuses on fourteen American and British directors who warrant more attention than they have received in other cinema histories. This revised, updated, and expanded edition offers a new introductory chapter as well as an updated bibliography, filmography, and epilogue. Illustrated.

Contents

• Acknowledgments: 10
• The Little Fellow in a Big World: 23
• Lonely Are the Brave: 39
• Through a Glass Darkly: 57
• A Touch of Class: 75
• In Search of a Hero: 95
• Darkness at Noon: 109
• Stop the World: 125
• The Lower Depths: 143
• The Disenchanted: 163
• The Undefeated: 177
• Decline and Fall: 193
• The Kitchen SinkDrome: 209
• Kinds of Loving: 225
• The Past as Present: 243
• The State of the Artist in the Industry Today Recent Films: 260
• Notes: 280
• Bibliography: 305
• Index: 313

About the author

Gene D. Phillips is a professor of English and film at Loyola University. He lives in Chicago, IL.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Major film directors of the American and British cinema, Volume 1999; Major Film Directors of the American and British Cinema, Gene D. Phillips
• Author: Gene D. Phillips
• Edition: 2, illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Lehigh University Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0934223599, 9780934223591
• Length: 322 pages
• Subjects: Performing Arts / Film & Video / Direction & Production