David Lean /
Melanie Williams.
- New York : Manchester University Press, 2014
- 269 p. : ill.
- British film makers .
Cutting and Coward : David Lean's early career and In which we serve (1942), This happy breed (1944) and Blithe spirit (1945) -- Nineteenth-century blues : Great expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948), Madeleine (1950) and Hobson's choice (1954) -- Women in love: Brief encounter (1945), The passionate friends (1949), and Summer madness (1955) -- Men of vision : The sound barrier (1952), The bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) -- Feminising the epic : Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's daughter (1970) and A passage to India (1984) -- Filmography as director. HKBU library
YT2025 M08
A comprehensive overview of the director's work, including both established classics and lesser-known works, that combines archival investigation of production details, marketing, and critical reception as well as close readings in terms of mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and soundtrack.