Moments That Made the Movies

Moments That Made the Movies

Lushly illustrated, compellingly writtenâ€•David Thomson's choice of the key moments in movie history
In his first fully illustrated work, David Thomson breaks new ground by focusing in on a series of momentsâ€•which his readers will also experience in beautifully reproduced imageryâ€•from seventy-two films across a 100-year-plus span. An indispensable counterpart to both his classic Biographical Dictionary of Film (called â€œa miracleâ€ by Sight and Sound) and his lauded recent history, The Big Screen (â€œa pungently written, brilliant bookâ€ according to David Denby), Moments takes readers on an unprecedented visual tour, where the specifics of the imagery the reader is seeing are inextricably tied to the text. Thomson?s moments range from a set of Eadweard Muybridge?s pioneering photographs to sequences in films from the classicâ€•Citizen Kane, Sunset Boulevard, The Red Shoesâ€•to the unexpectedâ€•The Piano Teacher, Burn After Reading.

The excitement of Momentss? dynamic visuals will be matched only by the discussion it incites in film circles, as readers revisit their own list of memorable moments and then re-experience the filmsâ€•both those included on Thomson's list and from their own lifeâ€•as never before. Moments That Made the Movies will undoubtedly reaffirm Thomson's place asâ€•according to John Banvilleâ€•â€œthe greatest living writer on the movies.â€ 200 images in color and black and white
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber part_0500516413
Model part_0500516413
ReleaseDate 2013-10-07
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780500516416

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	part_0500516413
Model	part_0500516413
ReleaseDate	2013-10-07
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780500516416

Moments That Made the Movies

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