The Films of Peter Greenaway

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Films of Peter Greenaway
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Amy Lawrence
SeriesCambridge Film Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 227,Width 152
Category/GenreIndividual film directors and film-makers
ISBN/Barcode 9780521479196
ClassificationsDewey:791.430233092
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
General
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 27 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 13 October 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Films of Peter Greenaway is the first critical overview of one of the most controversial contemporary film-makers. Trained as an artist, Greenaway began his career in cinema as an editor of government-sponsored films. He began to attract critical attention in 1980 with his epic mock-documentary The Falls, the first British film to be named Best Film by the British Film Institute in 30 years. Since then he has created the wittily elegant The Draughtsman's Contract, the strikingly unconventional Shakespearean adaptation Prospero's Books, and the disturbingly violent The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. In-depth analyses of these and several other of Greenaway's most important works are examined within the context of the director's biography and artistic goals. This edition also includes stills from Greenaway's feature films, as well as his own drawings.

Reviews

' ... Lawrence moves deftly across the Greenaway oeuvre, combining interview material with shrewd contextual observations'. Sight and Sound 'I highly recommend this study.' Scenaria