ReFocus. The films of Delmer Daves /
New essays on the life and work of veteran Hollywood filmmaker Delmer Daves. From Destination Tokyo (1943) to The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965), Delmer Daves was responsible for a unique body of work, but few filmmakers have been as critically overlooked in existing scholarly literature. Often...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | ReFocus, the American directors series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | New essays on the life and work of veteran Hollywood filmmaker Delmer Daves. From Destination Tokyo (1943) to The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965), Delmer Daves was responsible for a unique body of work, but few filmmakers have been as critically overlooked in existing scholarly literature. Often regarded as an embodiment of the self-effacing craftsmanship of classical and post-War Hollywood, films such as Broken Arrow (1950) and 3:10 to Yuma (1957) reveal a filmmaker concerned with style as much as sociocultural significance. As the first comprehensive study of Daves's career, this collection of essays seeks to deepen our understanding of his work, and also to problematize existing conceptions of him as a competent, conventional and even naïve studio man. Key Features. The first and only detailed study of this important American screenwriter, producer and director An international collection of original essays examining Daves's films, including Broken Arrow, 3:10 to Yuma, Task Force and Spencer's Mountain |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 226 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474403023 1474403026 9781474422031 1474422039 |