E. A. Dupont and His Contribution to British Film by Paul Matthew St. Pierre (En

Description: E. A. Dupont and His Contribution to British Film by Paul Matthew St. Pierre This book discusses the life and career of German Jewish filmmaker Ewald Andre Dupont (1861–1956), as a journalist, screen writer, and director in Berlin, 1913–25, 1931–33, a director at British International Pictures, 1926–31, and a B-movie director in Hollywood, 1925–26, 1933–56. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book discusses the life and career of German Jewish filmmaker Ewald Andre Dupont (1861-1956), as a journalist, screen writer, and director in Berlin, 1913-25, 1931-33, a director at British International Pictures, 1926-31, and a B-movie director in Hollywood, 1925-26, 1933-56. Having apprenticed with Alfred Hitchcock, F. W. Murnau, Ernst Lubitsch, and Fritz Lang in Berlin, where he distinguished himself with Das alte Gesetz (1923) and Variete (1925), Dupont launched his career at the British Hollywood of British International Pictures, where he contributed to the studios international style, experimented with emergent sound technologies, made the worlds first multilingual sound pictures, and, in the most creative phase of his career, directed the feature films Moulin Rouge (1928), Piccadilly (1929), Atlantic (1930), Two Worlds (1931), and Cape Forlorn (1931), which along with Variete, provide the focus of this academic study. Author Biography Paul Matthew St. Pierre is associate professor of English at Simon Fraser University. Review St. Pierre (English, Simon Fraser U., British Columbia) recounts the life and career of German filmmaker Dupont (1891-1956), emphasizing the impact on British film of his work in Germany, Hollywood, and Britain. Stringing the biography from movie to move, he discusses such topics as /> as a precursor of his British Expressionism; , Anna May Wong, and the expressive blue light; , the pogrom, and Duponts Jewish subjectivity; and the lighthouse invited the female antihero in . * Book News, Inc. * Long Description This book discusses the life and career of German Jewish filmmaker Ewald Andre Dupont (1861-1956), as a journalist, screen writer, and director in Berlin, 1913-25, 1931-33, a director at British International Pictures, 1926-31, and a B-movie director in Hollywood, 1925-26, 1933-56. Having apprenticed with Alfred Hitchcock, F. W. Murnau, Ernst Lubitsch, and Fritz Lang in Berlin, where he distinguished himself with Das alte Gesetz (1923) and Variete (1925), Dupont launched his career at the British Hollywood of British International Pictures, where he contributed to the studios international style, experimented with emergent sound technologies, made the worlds first multilingual sound pictures, and, in the most creative phase of his career, directed the feature films Moulin Rouge (1928), Piccadilly (1929), Atlantic (1930), Two Worlds (1931), and Cape Forlorn (1931), which along with Variete, provide the focus of this academic study. Review Quote St. Pierre (English, Simon Fraser U., British Columbia) recounts the life and career of German filmmaker Dupont (1891-1956), emphasizing the impact on British film of his work in Germany, Hollywood, and Britain. Stringing the biography from movie to move, he discusses such topics as /> as a precursor of his British Expressionism; , Anna May Wong, and the expressive blue light; , the pogrom, and Duponts Jewish subjectivity; and the lighthouse invited the female antihero in . Details ISBN1611474337 Author Paul Matthew St. Pierre Publisher Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Year 2010 ISBN-10 1611474337 ISBN-13 9781611474336 Format Hardcover Imprint Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Place of Publication Cranbury Country of Publication United States DEWEY 791.43023309 Short Title E A DUPONT & HIS CONTRIBUTION Language English Media Book Pages 222 AU Release Date 2010-07-01 NZ Release Date 2010-07-01 UK Release Date 2010-07-01 Audience Professional & Vocational Publication Date 2010-05-01 US Release Date 2010-05-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137281051;

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