Refocus: The Films of Preston Sturges

by Sarah Kozloff

Director, screenwriter and comic genius, Preston Sturges has been an influence on filmmakers ranging from Orson Welles to the Coen brothers. The first person to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, he wrote and directed some of the most bizarre, controversial, and downright hilarious comedies of the 1940s, including Sullivan's Travels and Hail the Conquering Hero. He may be the most talented Hollywood filmmaker yet to receive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474406556
• ISBN13: 9781474406550
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"