A Wonderful Heart The Films of William Wyler |
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| Author:
| Sinyard, Neil |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-3573-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.95USD $5.00 |
Book Description:
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Revered by his cinematic peers, William Wyler was one of the most honoured and successful directors of Hollywood's Golden Age. This new critical study of his work challenges the notion of Wyler's impersonality and offers a comprehensive reappraisal of his work, particularly of the underrated postwar films. It also provides a rebuttal of the auteurist criticism whose rigid categorisation of directors cannot adequately encompass the range of someone like Wyler.
Revered by his cinematic peers, William Wyler was one of the most honoured and successful directors of Hollywood's Golden Age. This new critical study of his work challenges the notion of Wyler's impersonality and offers a comprehensive reappraisal of his work, particularly of the underrated postwar films. It also provides a rebuttal of the auteurist criticism whose rigid categorisation of directors cannot adequately encompass the range of someone like Wyler.