Richard Lester CB

by Neil Sinyard

Richard Lester is of the most significant yet misunderstood directors of the post-war era. Indelibly associated with the Beatles and the 'swinging Sixties' because of his direction of 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help' and his joyous sex comedy 'The Knack', Lester has tended to be categorised as a modish director whose heyday passed when that decade's optimism slid into disillusionment and violence.

This book offers a critical appreciation and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719067561
• ISBN13: 9780719067563
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"