Three Philosophical Filmmakers: Hitchcock, Welles, Renoir

by Irving Singer

Book Overview

Although Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Jean Renoir do not pontificate about "eternal verities or analytical niceties," as Irving Singer remarks in Three Philosophical Filmmakers, each expresses,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262693283
• ISBN13: 9780262693288
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Filmbuff's pleasure

Do not be worried by the title if you are unphilosophical. The book is a lucid and enjoyable discussion of the different styles and attitudes towards film-making of three fine directors. Worth the attention of filmbuffs.