基本説明
This new edition of the acclaimed study of Ray's films discusses his sytlistic artistry, his abiding thematic concerns, and his work with such legends as James Dean, Humphrey Bogart, James Mason, Joan Crawford, and Richard Burton.
Full Description
Films like In a Lonely Place, Johnny Guitar, They Live by Night, and most of all Rebel Without a Cause were to ensure cult status for Ray as one of the most revered of all American 'maverick' auteurs. This new edition of Geoff Andrew's unique and acclaimed study of his films discusses Ray's stylistic artistry and abiding thematic concerns, and his work with such legends as James Dean, Humphrey Bogart, James Mason, Joan Crawford and Richard Burton. Above all the book shows how the vivid emotional authenticity of his films, coupled with his special brand of visual expressionism and his eloquently voiced disenchantment with the American Dream, were in established for him a profoundly loyal following in America and Europe that lasts to this day. This new edition, which covers all of Ray's films, includes an updated introduction and fresh reflections on the enduring importance in the 21st century of one of the greatest directors to have worked in Hollywood.
Contents
Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Biographical Summary Themes and Styles THE FILMS They Live by Night A Woman's Secret Knock on Any Door Born to be Bad In a Lonely Place On Dangerous Ground Flying Leathernecks The Lusty Man Johnny Guitar Run for Cover High Green Wall Rebel Without a Cause Hot Blood Bigger than Life The True Story of Jesse James Bitter Victory Wind Across the Everglades Party Girl The Savage Innocents King of Kings 55 Days at Peking We Can't Go Home Again Lightning Over Water Nicholas Ray in the Twentyfirst Century Filmography Bibliography Index
