Spittles, Brian

John Ford (On Directors)

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ISBN 13:: 9780582424043
author:: Spittles, Brian
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Pearson Education Limited
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2002
Pages:: 140
Dimensions:: 23.4 x 15.6 x 0.8 centimetres (0
Genre:: Biography, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Nonfiction,
Condition:: New
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John Ford is a monumental figure in Hollywood and world cinema. His long and varied career produced nearly 150 films, including Iron Horse (1924), Stagecoach (1939) and The Grapes of Wrath (1940). These films showcase his influence on the development of Hollywood's traditions. Ford was instrumental in developing new camera techniques, atmospheric lighting and diverse narrative devices. He also explored themes that remain relevant today, such as gender, race and social outcasts. His pictures express the world in which they were made, contributing to what Hollywood is today. This book offers a fresh perspective on the excitement, importance and influence of John Ford's life and films.

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