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13 produkter
Continental Films
French Cinema Under German Control
Inbunden, 2022
471 kr
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From 1940 to 1944, the German-owned Continental Films dominated the French film landscape, producing thirty features throughout the Nazi occupation. Charged with producing entertaining and profitable films rather than propaganda, producer Alfred Greven employed some of the greatest French actors …
Maurice Tourneur
Weaver of Dreams
Inbunden, 2026
486 kr
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In 1914, an unknown French filmmaker arrived in New York; within four years, that man, Maurice Tourneur (1876–1961), would become one of America’s most acclaimed directors. In this masterful biography, Christine Leteux shows how intimately connected Tourneur’s life was to major events of the …
Making Hollywood Happen
The Story of Film Finances
Inbunden, 2022
409 kr
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Filmmaking is a business—someone has to pay the bills. For much of the industry’s history, that role was shouldered by the studios. The rise of independent filmmakers then led to the rise of independent financiers. But what happens if bad weather closes down a production or a director’s vision pays …
French Film History, 1895–1946 Volume 1
Häftad, 2022
481 kr
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French Film History, 1895–1946 addresses the creative and often unexpected trajectory of French cinema, which continues to be one of the most provocative and engaging cinemas in the world. Tracing French film and its developments from the earliest days, when France dominated world cinema, up …
Colonial Tactics and Everyday Life
Workers of the Manchuria Film Association
Av Yuxin Ma
Inbunden, 2023
935 kr
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Following the Japanese invasion of northeast China in 1931, the occupying authorities established the Manchuria Film Association to promote film production efficiency and serve Japan’s propaganda needs. Manchuria Film Association had two tasks: to make “national policy films” as part of a cultural …
Jean-Luc Godard
The Permanent Revolutionary
Inbunden, 2023
366 kr
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In this biography, now translated into English for the first time, Bert Rebhandl provides a balanced evaluation of the work of one of the most original and influential film directors of all time: Jean-Luc Godard (1930–2022). In this sympathetic yet critical overview, he argues that Godard's work …
Somerset Maugham and the Cinema
Inbunden, 2024
1045 kr
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William Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) was one of the most prominent and productive authors of the twentieth century—and his works have been among the most cinematically transformed in history. For more than five decades, adaptations of his plays, stories, and novels dominated movie theaters and, …
Somerset Maugham and the Cinema
Häftad, 2026
316 kr
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William Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) was one of the most prominent and productive authors of the twentieth century—and his works have been among the most cinematically transformed in history. For more than five decades, adaptations of his plays, stories, and novels dominated movie theaters and, …
Peerless
Rouben Mamoulian, Hollywood, and Broadway
Av Kurt Jensen
Inbunden, 2024
426 kr
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A proud Armenian who claimed a distant link to nobility, born in what was then part of czarist Russia, Rouben Mamoulian (1897–1987) became one of the most astonishing and confounding directors of American film and theater, directing the original stage productions of Porgy and Bess, Carousel, and …
Hollywood's Unofficial Film Corps
American Jewish Moviemakers and the War Effort
Inbunden, 2025
935 kr
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It has long been known that Hollywood was actively involved in shaping US public opinion during World War II. Less well documented are the ways in which Washington sought to work behind the scenes, subtly obliterating the boundaries between “studio” and “government” films. Michael Berkowitz studies …
Chai Noon
Jews and the Cinematic Wild West
Inbunden, 2025
500 kr
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Only a few Westerns contain explicitly Jewish stories or themes, and very rarely do Old West tales involve identifiably Jewish characters. Yet Jewish contributors have shaped the Western—once Hollywood’s most popular genre—ever since the silent era, both onscreen and offscreen, and some filmmakers …
Cinema of Sincerity
Soviet Films and Culture During the Thaw
Inbunden, 2025
1052 kr
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Following Stalin’s death in 1953 and Khruschev’s acknowledgment of Stalin’s crimes in 1956, “sincerity” emerged as a cultural imperative in the Soviet Union. Unlike the fare of the Stalin era, the cinema of this period turned inward, insisting on ordinary characters and creating a sense of …
Soviet Auteur Cinema After the Thaw
Inbunden, 2027
1042 kr
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Following Stalin's death, Soviet film—like Soviet culture—changed in meaningful ways. Emerging from a system that had stymied individual, creative voices, prominent directors now found their own respective styles, as they embraced their personal visions to produce works that diverged significantly …
