The Finest Years by Charles Drazin
The British cinema during the 1940s was enjoying an unlikely renaissance. During the Second World War and its aftermath, filmmakers were finding a new freedom to reflect the national mood, producing works of unparalleled ambition and boldness. Films like "Henry V", "Brief Encounter", "The Red Shoes" and "The Third Man" have become enduring classics of British and world cinema.Now in paperback and with a new Preface, "The Finest Years" chronicles these seminal years for British cinema through the characters and aspirations of some of its leading personalities. Drawing on extensive interviews and original research, it brings to life the atmosphere, ambience and connections of a unique film-making community. It offers a critical but sympathetic, fresh view of well-known individuals such as Carol Reed, David Lean and Michael Balcon. It also introduces readers to some lesser known, equally significant figures, including the flamboyant Italian impresario Filippo Del Giudice, and Robert Hamer, the maverick director of the Ealing comedy masterpiece Kind Hearts and Coronets. Charles Drazin demonstrates with affection and erudition how all of these and many more fine talents made the 1940s British cinema's renaissance years.
'Charles Drazin's The Finest Years is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the decade and highly entertaining' - Philip French, Observer 'Charles Drazin's indispensably informative The Finest Years provides detailed documentation of what may have been the greatest decade in this country's movie-making, despite - or perhaps because of - the idiosyncrasies of the moviemakers.' - Books of the Year, Daily Telegraph
Charles Drazin's other books include In Search of The Third Man and Korda: Britain's Only Movie Mogul. He is currently writing The Faber History of the French Cinema and lectures on film at Queen Mary, University of London
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845114114 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845114116 |
| Title | The Finest Years |
| Author | Charles Drazin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2007-08-29 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
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