A Life in Movies

A Life in Movies
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Publisher : Faber & Faber
Total Pages : 723
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ISBN-10 : 0571204317
ISBN-13 : 9780571204311
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Book Synopsis A Life in Movies by : Michael Powell

Download or read book A Life in Movies written by Michael Powell and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2000 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Much, much more than the reminiscences of a film director. It's a rich, beautifully detailed history of a time, a place, and a world gone by--the British film industry from the 1920s through the late 1940s, in which every remembrance . . . is filtered through [Powell's] poetic genius . . . as absorbing as any novel".--Martin Scorsese. 30 photos.


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