Jacques Tourneur - The Cinema of Nightfall (Paperback)

At least three of director Jacques Tourneur's 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 director's 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 Tourneur's 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 Tourneur's 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 Tourneur's works.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Chris Fujiwara
Dimensions:	255 x 181 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	340
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-6611-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Individual film directors, film-makers Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-6611-1
Barcode:	9780786466115

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