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William Wyler - The Life and Films of Hollywood's Most Celebrated Director (Hardcover)
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William Wyler - The Life and Films of Hollywood's Most Celebrated Director (Hardcover)
Series: Screen Classics
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During his forty-five-year career, William Wyler (1902--1981)
pushed the boundaries of filmmaking with his gripping storylines
and innovative depth-of-field cinematography. With a body of work
that includes such memorable classics as Jezebel (1938), Mrs.
Miniver (1942), Ben-Hur (1959), and Funny Girl (1968), Wyler is the
most nominated director in the history of the Academy Awards and
bears the distinction of having won an Oscar for Best Director on
three occasions. Both Bette Davis and Lillian Hellman considered
him America's finest director, and Sir Laurence Olivier said he
learned more about film acting from Wyler than from anyone else. In
William Wyler, Gabriel Miller explores the career of one of
Hollywood's most unique and influential directors, examining the
evolution of his cinematic style. Wyler's films feature nuanced
shots and multifaceted narratives that reflect his preoccupation
with realism and story construction. The director's later works
were deeply influenced by his time in the army air force during
World War II, and the disconnect between the idealized version of
the postwar experience and reality became a central theme of
Wyler's masterpiece, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). None of
Wyler's contemporaries approached his scope: he made successful and
seminal films in practically every genre, including social drama,
melodrama, and comedy. Yet, despite overwhelming critical acclaim
and popularity, Wyler's work has never been extensively studied.
This long-overdue book offers a comprehensive assessment of the
director, his work, and his films' influence.
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