My Only Great Passion: The Life and Films of Carl Th.Dreyer (Scarecrow Filmmakers Series) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

My Only Great Passion: The Life and Films of Carl Th.Dreyer (Scarecrow Filmmakers Series) Book

In an industry that celebrates extravagance and showmanship, Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer was a rarity, a man who guarded his privacy fiercely and believed that film provided a way to understand human nature by focusing on the individual person. Best known for his 1928 film "The Passion of Joan of Arc", dominated by its emotionally harrowing close-ups of Joan during her trial, it was Dreyer who pioneered some of the seminal techniques of modern film, techniques that would later be made famous by better known contemporaries such as Sergei Eisenstein and D.W. Griffith. Now, in "My Only Great Passion", the first full-length English language biography of Dreyer, Jean and Dale D. Drum restore his reputation to its rightful place. Based on extensive and exclusive interviews with both Dreyer and the people who worked with him--including personal correspondence dating back to 1952--this biography provides the most comprehensive critical examination to date of both Dreyer's life and his approach to filmmaking. A valuable resource for film critics and historians, those in the film industry, and university cinema departments, as well as anyone with an interest in Danish art and culture, "My Only Great Passion" provides long neglected insights into the man who first raised European film above the level of entertainment and placed it in the realm of art.Read More

from£27.95 | RRP: £27.95
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £39.80
  • 0810836793
  • 9780810836792
  • Jean Drum, Dale D. Drum
  • 26 July 2000
  • Scarecrow Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 320
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.