A mirror for England: British movies from austerity to affluence

by Raymond Durgnat

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

Genres: Film

336 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 2011

Reviews

[Owen Hatherley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some very eccentric judgements but absolute peak performance film criticism here!

[Martin Raybould · Rating 4 out of 5]

Refreshingly opinionated film studies book. Durgnat hates film academia but is an academic himself. This paradox makes this an odd study but it's a book I keep coming back to for a fresh and honest take on films I know and ones I'd like to see.

[Hamish Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Raymond Durgnat's wonderfully eccentric prose style renders the academic study truly delightful. No directorial sacred cow (from Alfred Hitchcock to Laurence Olivier) is safe from his scabrous wit, and though his opinions are harsh, his expression of them always remains intelligent and actually gut-bustingly hilarious. I'd recommend reading it aloud.