Carol ReedThis major study ranges over British director Reed's entire career, combining observation of general trends and patterns with detailed analysis of twenty films, both acknowledged masterpieces and lesser-known works. Films examined include Bank Holiday, A Girl Must Live, Odd Man Out, The Fallen Idol, The Third Man, Night Train to Munich, The Way Ahead, Outcast of the Islands, Trapeze and Oliver!. |
Contents
love and death | 30 |
the Graham Greene films | 80 |
The 1950s and characters inbetween | 118 |
An Englishman abroad | 136 |
The last hurrah | 160 |
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Ahead Aissa Anna Art Direction audience b/w Director Baines Baines's Bank Holiday Bobby Henrey British cinema Caldicott Carol Reed Carol Reed Production Cast character characteristic Charters and Caldicott child Cinematography Climbing High David David Niven death defined desire emphasises English eventually Fagin Fallen Idol fantasy father Film Editing film's Gilliat Girl Must Live Graham Greene Greene's Harry Lime Havana Hawthorne Hawthorne's hero Hitchcock Hollywood identity innocence James John Johnny Johnny's Kipps Korda Laburnum Grove Lady Vanishes Lola lovers male Margaret Lockwood Michael Redgrave Michelangelo mins mise-en-scène mother Music Nancy narrative Night Train Noel Coward novel Oliver Oswald Morris Outcast persona Philippe played Redgrave Reed Production company Reed's films relationship remarks Ribble Robert Robert Krasker role romantic comedy scene screenplay Script sexual shot Sikes social Stars Look Stella story theme Tino Train to Munich Trapeze Trevor Howard Willems Willems's woman women Wormold