| The Films of Peter Greenaway Contributor(s): Lawrence, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521479193 ISBN-13: 9780521479196 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 96052930 |
| Series: Cambridge Film Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 8.94" (0.74 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Films of Peter Greenaway is the first critical overview of one of the most controversial contemporary film-makers. Trained as an artist, Greenaway began his career in cinema as an editor of government-sponsored films. He began to attract critical attention in 1980 with his epic mock-documentary The Falls, the first British film to be named Best Film by the British Film Institute in 30 years. Since then he has created the wittily elegant The Draughtsman's Contract, the strikingly unconventional Shakespearean adaptation Prospero's Books, and the disturbingly violent The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. In-depth analyses of these and several other of Greenaway's most important works are examined within the context of the director's biography and artistic goals. This edition also includes stills from Greenaway's feature films, as well as his own drawings. |