{"product_id":"king-vidor-in-focus-on-the-filmmakers-artistry-and-vision-paperback-1","title":"King Vidor in Focus: On the Filmmaker's Artistry and Vision - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin L. Stoehr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCullen Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e King Vidor (1894-1982) had the longest career of any Hollywood director, and his works include some of the most dramatic, sublime moments in the history of American cinema. Regarded by many film historians as one of the greatest of silent era filmmakers--especially for masterworks \u003ci\u003eThe Big Parade, The Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShow People\u003c\/i\u003e--Vidor is nonetheless one of the most underrated of Hollywood's \"old masters\" in terms of his overall career. His sound era films include \u003ci\u003eHallelujah, Street Scene, The Champ, The Stranger's Return, Our Daily Bread, Stella Dallas, The Citadel, Northwest Passage, Duel in the Sun, Beyond the Forest, The Fountainhead, Ruby Gentry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e. He also helped to establish the Screen Directors Guild and served as its first president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book charts the ways in which Vidor's vast, complex body of work ranges over diverse genres and styles while also expressing his recurring personal interests in spirituality (especially Christian Science), aesthetics, metaphysics, social realism, and the myth of America. The first book since 1988 to give a comprehensive view of Vidor's career, it discusses his artistic evolution in a way that appeals to the general reader as well as to the film scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin L. Stoehr\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of humanities and the chair of the Division of Humanities in the College of General Studies at Boston University. He lives in Wells, Maine. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCullen Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, film scholar, literary critic, and musician living in Brooklyn, New York. His nonfiction has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books, Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNot Coming to a Theater Near You\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48819371507960,"sku":"9781476670096","price":89.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/DoVwA3RfqA9781476670096_0a201747-c619-4604-b028-698ffa380aae.webp?v=1780613290","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/king-vidor-in-focus-on-the-filmmakers-artistry-and-vision-paperback-1","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}