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ReFocus : the films of William Wyler

Title
ReFocus : the films of William Wyler / edited by John M. Price.
Publication
  • Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]
  • ©2023

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Additional Authors
Price, John M.
Description
xiv, 290 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
ReFocus. The American directors series
Uniform Title
ReFocus, the American directors series.
Alternative Title
Films of William Wyler
Subject
  • Wyler, William, 1902-1981 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Wyler, William, 1902-1981
  • Criticism
  • Criticism and interpretation
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Contents
Introduction: William Wyler--Chariot Races and Flower Shows / John M. Price. Part I. Style. Wyler's early films / John M. Price -- More than meets the eye / Kyle Barrowman -- Traumatic history and the prosthesis of myth in Wyler's The best years of our lives / Carol Donelan -- Persistent presence / Francis Mickus. Part II. Collaboration, genre, and adaptation. Clash of Titans / Milan Hain -- Narratives of failure / Terrance H. McDonald -- Wyler's Wuthering Heights (1939) / Gabrielle Stecher. Part III. Gender and sexuality. William Wyler's the heiress (1949) and the Unknown woman / Agustin Zarzosa -- These three / Matthias Smith. Part IV. War and peace. A war of the people / Robert Ribera -- Turning the other cheek / John M. Price. Part V. Global Wyler. William Wyler's voyage to Italy / Anthony Smith -- "Down Eros, up Mars" / Kaitlin Pontzer -- "Life isn't always what one likes" / Etienne Boumans.
Call Number
MWES (Wyler, W.) 23-3795
ISBN
  • 9781399510462
  • 1399510460
  • 9781399510493 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9781399510486 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
1368268824
Title
ReFocus : the films of William Wyler / edited by John M. Price.
Publisher
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]
Copyright Date
©2023
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
ReFocus. The American directors series
ReFocus, the American directors series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Added Author
Price, John M., editor.
Other Form:
ebook version : 9781399510493
Research Call Number
MWES (Wyler, W.) 23-3795
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