David Lean: Filmmaker and Philosopher

By: Goehr, Lydia

Did David Lean have a philosophy of filmmaking? David Lean: Filmmaker and Philosopher draws out the threads and themes of this widely celebrated and incredibly influential director who, despite his long career, remained consistently reticent in claiming anything approaching a unifying mode of thought in his work.

From the early, more domestic films like Brief Encounter and his Dickens adaptations, to the sprawling epics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350429325
• ISBN13: 9781350429321
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"