The big screen: the story of the movies and what they did to us

Trama

Sunday Times , New Statesman , The Times , Guardian , Observer and Independent BOOKS OF THE YEAR Taking us around the globe, through time and across multiple media, Thomson tracks the ways in which we were initially enchanted by this mesmerizing imitation of life and let movies - the stories, the stars, the look - show us how to live.

Libri simili

• How to watch a movie di David Thomson (2015)
• The new biographical dictionary of film di David Thomson (2004)
• A light in the dark: a history of movie directors di David Thomson (2021)
• The movies that changed us: reflections on the screen di Nick Clooney (2002)
• Making movies di Sidney Lumet (1995)
• Reading the silver screen di Thomas C. Foster (2016)
• Dietro lo schermo di Daniela Merigliano
• Cinema e terapia familiare di Rodolfo De Bernart
• Il mondo, che sta nel cinema, che sta nel mondo di Francesco Cappa
• Dal personaggio allo spettatore di Paolo Braga
• Have you seen? a personal introduction to 1,000 films di David Thomson (2008)
• Lo schermo dei sogni di Lucilla Albano

Altri libri di David Thomson

• The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film di David Thomson (2024)
• Acting naturally: the magic in great performances di David Thomson (2023)
• La formula perfetta. Una storia di Hollywood di David Thomson (2022)
• A light in the dark: a history of movie directors di David Thomson (2021)
• Psycho Come Hitchcock insegnò all'America ad amare l'omicidio di David Thomson (2020)
• Sleeping with strangers: how the movies shaped desire di David Thomson (2020)
• How to watch a movie di David Thomson (2015)
• The big screen: the story of the movies di David Thomson (2012)
• Ingrid Bergman di David Thomson (2009)
• Bette Davis di David Thomson (2009)
• Try to tell the story: a memoir di David Thomson (2009)
• Have you seen? a personal introduction to 1,000 films di David Thomson (2008)