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Bezig met laden... Pappy: The Life of John Forddoor Dan Ford
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Far from being an academic biography, Pappy is instead more a personal testimony from John Ford's grandson. As such it makes for a less critical but still insightful look at just who might be America's greatest filmmaker, John Ford. That is why the stories related in this volume work so well. You can put them in the context of more thoroughly hard edged reviews, such as Tag Gallagher's John Ford: The Man and His Films or even Lindsay Anderson's sometimes harsh but more often tribute filled About John Ford. As such, then, this volume becomes a wonderful introductory work on the life of Ford. Not to mention that reader will finally find out what a Flying W is, and probably be outraged when you he finds out. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Although he is best remembered for his classic westerns like Stagecoach, My Darling Clementine, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Irish-American director John Ford (1895-1973) made 136 diverse films during his 51-year career, winning Oscars for The Informer, The Grapes of Wrath, The Battle of Midway, and The Quiet Man. A master of psychological manipulation, Ford had a knack for goading brilliant performances out of his actors, albeit often through intimidation and verbal abuse. In Pappy, Dan Ford, John's grandson, draws on the director's personal archives and on intimate reminiscences from his family and friends--including John Wayne, whose acting career Ford had launched, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and George O'Brien--to produce the most complete and honest portrait ever written of the man and his astonishing output. Pappy was often cantankerous, irascible, and drunk and rarely made time for his family, but few who worked with him could resist his appealing energy. This revealing biography brings John Ford to life while painting a vivid panoramic picture of Hollywood as well as of the American landscapes that he so dramatically evoked in his films. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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