A Light in the Dark by David Thomson
A notable work by the doyen of writers about cinema
It took over my life for two daysIt is a summary of cinema and a requiem. Love and sadness. A prodigious masterwork. * John Boorman, director of DELIVERANCE and HOPE AND GLORY *
Compulsive reading: thoughtful and thought-provoking in equal measure. David Thomson's knowledge is comprehensive and his response to all films humane and entirely uncorrupted by the conventional hagiography of so much writing about film. He's engagingly unafraid of challenging received opinion * Richard Eyre *
David Thomson has spent his life thinking hard and deep about cinema, and so he's uniquely placed to write this lovely, brutal book about the glory of being a film-maker and vainglory of being an auteur * David Hare *
Fizzing . . . It has that sense of live debate that's so inimical to social media's village green . . . Invaluable * Sight & Sound *
With this dynamic book, Thomson is big enough to follow the cry of "action!" wherever it leads * Sunday Times *
Forensic and stimulating . . . There is much new thinking, taking into account changes in both film criticism and society -- Barry Forshaw * The i, A Book of the Year *
Compulsive reading: thoughtful and thought-provoking in equal measure. David Thomson's knowledge is comprehensive and his response to all films humane and entirely uncorrupted by the conventional hagiography of so much writing about film. He's engagingly unafraid of challenging received opinion * Richard Eyre *
David Thomson has spent his life thinking hard and deep about cinema, and so he's uniquely placed to write this lovely, brutal book about the glory of being a film-maker and vainglory of being an auteur * David Hare *
Fizzing . . . It has that sense of live debate that's so inimical to social media's village green . . . Invaluable * Sight & Sound *
With this dynamic book, Thomson is big enough to follow the cry of "action!" wherever it leads * Sunday Times *
Forensic and stimulating . . . There is much new thinking, taking into account changes in both film criticism and society -- Barry Forshaw * The i, A Book of the Year *
Born and raised in London, David Thomson taught Film Studies at Dartmouth College. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times and Independent. He is the acclaimed author of one of the greatest books on cinema, The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, plus Rosebud - The Story of Orson Welles; The Whole Equation - A History of Hollywood; and Sleeping with Strangers - How the Movies Shaped Desire. He lives in San Francisco.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297608417 |
| ISBN 10 | 029760841X |
| Title | A Light in the Dark |
| Author | David Thomson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2020-08-20 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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