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Jack Clayton
by Neil Sinyard
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In François Truffaut's opinion The Innocents was 'the best English film after Hitchcock goes to America'. Tennessee Williams said of The Great Gatsby: 'a film whose artistry even surpassed the original novel'. The maker of both films was Jack Clayton, one of the finest English directors of the post-war era and perhaps best remembered for the trail-blazing Room at the Top which brought a new sexual frankness and social realism to the British screen.
This is the first full-length critical study of Clayton's work. The author has been able to consult and quote from the director's own private papers which illuminate Clayton's creative practices and artistic intentions. In addition to fresh analyses of the individual films, the book contains new material on Clayton's many unrealised projects and valuably includes his previously unpublished short story 'The Enchantment' - as poignant and revealing as the films themselves.
This is a personal and fascinating account of the career and achievement of an important, much-loved director that should appeal to students and film enthusiasts.
About the Author:
Neil Sinyard is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Hull
See the publisher website: Manchester University Press
See the complete filmography of Jack Clayton on the website: IMDB ...
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by Neil Sinyard
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Fred Zinnemann (2003)
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by Neil Sinyard
Subject: Director > Fred Zinnemann
British Cinema in the 1950s (2003)
A Celebration
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> On a related topic:
Collected Screenplays 1 (2000)
Subject: One Film > The Servant, Accident, The Last Tycoon, The Pumpkin Eater
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