David Lean
filmmaker and philosopher
$44.00
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2025
Summary
David Lean: A Symphony of Sight and Sound
David Lean’s extraordinary films resonate philosophically through the modern technologies of sight and sound: trains, planes, ships, and automobiles, alongside the radio and gramophone.
Lean’s iconic musical motifs—Lara’s theme from Zhivago, the Colonel Bogey March in Kwai, Estella’s theme in Great Expectations, Rosy’s motif in Ryan’s Daughter, Lawrence’s Arabian adventure theme, and Rachmaninoff’s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350429321 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1350429325 |
| Series: | Philosophical Filmmakers |
| Author: | Lydia Goehr, Professor Lydia Goehr |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 138mm x 20mm |
About The Author
Lydia Goehr
Lydia Goehr is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, USA. Her publications include The Quest for Voice: Music, Politics and the Limits of Philosophy (1998) and Elective Affinities: Musical Essays on the History of Aesthetic Theory (2008).
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