Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall

McFarland hardcover bound in glossy boards. No marks or writing in book. No sign of handling or wear. A handsome copy of this hard-to-find title. 328 pages, illustrated. A thorough treatment of the director of Cat People and Berlin Express, Film Review called this book "a valuable examination of one of Hollywood's most neglected talents." Here, here!

From Publisher:

At least three of director Jacques Tourneurs films--Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man--are recognized as horror classics. Yet his contributions to these films are often minimized by scholars, with most of the credit going to the films producer, Val Lewton. A detailed examination of the directors full body of work reveals that those elements most evident in the Tourneur-Lewton collaborations--the lack of monsters and the stylized use of suggested violence--are equally apparent in Tourneurs films before and after his work with Lewton. Mystery and sensuality were hallmarks of his style, and he possessed a highly artistic visual and aural style. This insightful critical study examines each of Tourneurs films, as well as his extensive work on MGM shorts (1936-1942) and in television. What emerges is evidence of a highly coherent directorial style that runs throughout Tourneurs works.

Product Info

ISBN: 0786404914

ISBN-13: 9780786404919

Publisher: McFarland & Company

Year: 1998

Type: New

Binding: Hardcover

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