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Laurel and Hardy's Comic Catastrophes: Laughter and Darkness in the Features and Short Films (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A discussion of Laurel and Hardy films in a way that is both critical and appreciative, Bliss explores how... Læs mere
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Between the Bullets: The Spiritual Cinema of John Woo (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
While John Woo is regarded as a master action director, little attention has been paid to the manner in which Woo's films reflect the director's religious and ethical concerns. This work shows that Woo should be regarded as a predominantly religious director.
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The Word Made Flesh: Catholicism and Conflict in the Films of Martin Scorsese (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
An expanded and updated study of the thematic concerns and the underlying humanism and morality in Scorsese's films. Contains individual chapters on fifteen Scorsese films, the most complete Scorsese filmography available, and a host of illustrations.
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Invasions USA: The Essential Science Fiction Films of the 1950s (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Of the twenty or so science fiction films produced in America during the 1950s, there is a fascinating subset of nine films that do more... Læs mere
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The Discovery of Insulin: Special Centenary Edition (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This special centenary edition of The Discovery of Insulin celebrates a path-breaking medical discovery that has changed lives around the world.
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Banting: A Biography (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Michaeal Bliss's highly acclaimed biography explores the life of a scientist who during his lifetime was the most famous of all Canadians, but who in his private life stands revealed as a passionate, troubled man, in many ways the victim of his own fame.
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Dreams Within a Dream: The Films of Peter Weir (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
In considering the films of Peter Weir, this text looks to the filmmaker's Australian heritage. The author also looks to Freud and Jung, whom Weir has studied, to examine why many of Weir's films involve archetypal journeys heading through conflict to spiritual unity.
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Peckinpah Today: New Essays on the Films of Sam Peckinpah (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This collection of nine new essays by major critics on the films of Sam Peckinpah is the first since Bliss’s Doing It Right: The Best Criticism... Læs mere
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