Overview

"Although his films ""The Innocents"" and ""The Great Gatsby"" were highly thought of by Fran ois Truffaut and Tennessee Williams respectively, British director Jack Clayton was perhaps best remembered for ""Room at the Top"", which brought a new sexual frankness and social realism to the British screen. Whilst researching this critical study, the author has been able to consult and quote from the director's own private papers which illuminate Clayton's creative practices and artistic intentions. In addition to fresh analyses of the individual films, the book contains new material on Clayton's many unrealized projects and includes his previously unpublished short story ""The Enchantment""."

Full Product Details

Author:   Neil Sinyard ,  Martin Hargreaves ,  Neil Sinyard ,  Martin Hargreaves
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780719055058

ISBN 10:   0719055059
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   28 December 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of plates Series Editor's foreword Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: lonely passions – the cinema of Jack Clayton 2. Early career: Naples is a Battlefield (1944); The Bespoke Overcoat (1955) 3. Sex, realism and Yorkshire pudding: Room at the Top (1959) 4. Pearl of ambiguity: The Innocents (1961) 5. Woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown: The Pumpkin Eater (1964) 6. Forbidden games: Our Mother's House (1967) 7. Clayton in America: The Great Gatsby (1974); Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) 8. God's lonely woman: The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) 9. Death makes a call: Memento Mori (1992) 10. Unfinished business: the unrealised projects of Jack Clayton 11. Conclusion Appendices: Some writings of Jack Clayton Filmography Select bibliography Index -- .

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He makes no bones about the fact that he considers Clayton to be one of the greats, and he convinced this reviewer that he is right. -- Choice

"""He makes no bones about the fact that he considers Clayton to be one of the greats, and he convinced this reviewer that he is right."" --""Choice"""

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Neil Sinyard is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Hull

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