Research Catalog

Title

Botticelli in Hollywood : the films of Albert Lewin / Susan Felleman.

Author

Felleman, Susan.

Publication

New York : Twayne Publishers ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1997.

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Description

xii, 169 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

A long-overdue look at the career of Albert Lewin, a Hollywood original, who wrote and directed six exotic and elegant feature films in the 1940s and 1950s: The Moon and Sixpence, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Private Affairs of Bel Ami, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Saadia, and The Living Idol. As one of the first screenwriter-directors, Lewin incorporated not only visual art but also literature, music, and dance into his complex scenarios. These elements contribute to the exceptional atmosphere of his small but strikingly original body of work.

Series Statement

Twayne's filmmakers series

Uniform Title

Twayne's filmmakers series.

Subject

Lewin, Albert, 1894- > Criticism and interpretation

Bibliography (note)

• Filmography: p. 153-157.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Botticelli in Hollywood: The moon and sixpence (1942) -- Dr. Look: The picture of Dorian Gray (1945) -- A café called Désir: The private affairs of Bel Ami (1947) -- La belle dame sans merci: Pandora and the flying Dutchman (1951) -- Blessed benightedness: Saadia (1954) and The living idol (1957) -- The mystery and melancholy of a scene: Albert Lewin as auteur.

ISBN

0805716254 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^97019700^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library