| D.W. Griffith: An American Life Contributor(s): Schickel, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 087910080X ISBN-13: 9780879100803 Publisher: Limelight OUR PRICE: $21.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: He transformed a nickelodeon novelty into a new art form and a powerful, glamorous American industry. He codified the rules and techniques of screen story-telling, and pioneered the conventions that brought films to life, from surging spectacle to soul-baring close-ups. A poor farm boy from the South, Griffith rose to fame with The Birth of a Nation, a cinematic masterpiece stained by the racism that infected his heritage. Though he went on to direct some of the most legendary films of the silent era, Griffith was doomed by his over-reaching drives, and he died an embittered man, shunned by the community he had largely created. His story is told here with unsparing truth and compelling narrative sweep. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96011304 |
| Series: Limelight |
| Physical Information: 1.39" H x 7.52" W x 9.32" (2.56 lbs) 672 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "This magnificent and important biography...is the best ever written on the man." - The New Republic; "Mr. Schickel's excellent and important biography makes it clear that when the movers of our century are tallied, D.W. Griffith, flawed genius that he was, can never lose his eminent position." - Peter Bogdanovich, The New York Times Book Review |