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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Monumental book on David LeanBy C. SantasGene D. Phillipss "Beyong the Epic: The Life Films of David Lean" comes at a time of renewed interest in David Lean and his films. and puts perhaps the definitive stamp on this filmmakers achievements. Though it often goes over the same ground as previous books have on Lean--especially the excellent biography by Kevin Brownlow (1996)--Phillipss book has assembled a mass of material from biographical. critical and other sources. including personal interviews with actors. colleagues and filmmakers who knew Lean. and has integrated these materials into an admirable whole. lucidly and painstaikingly evaluating the opus of Lean in its entirety. At last. Phillips offers the Lean devotees--and a broader audience--a remarkable book that places the cinematic achievemnts of David lean into proper perspective. balancing all the elements of a director whose directorial style and methods both attracted and repelled viewers and critics. some of whom still have not accorded Lean the high place he deserves among twentieth century filmmakers. Massive and minutely authenticated. tackling the knottiest problems head on. "Beyond the Epic" redresses critical lapses. and. without being maudlin or worshipful. presents an image of David Lean as. deservedly. one of the greatest narrative film directors of the twentieth century.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Meeting David LeanBy Letvia Arza-GoderichA more than good introduction to the work of David Lean.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good source for info on the films but not for info on the manBy CJSThis book is entitled The Life and Films of David Lean - however I would say 99% of the book is about the films and there is very little about Leans life. The author did a good job of research and interviewed many. many people who worked with Lean which is great. And reading about the films was interesting but the interminable film summaries were tiring and even worse when a film was taken from a play and then you got the summary for both the play and the film. I would have liked to have learned more about Lean himself. He was married 6 times but you really never knew how he met each wife. what attracted him to them. how the relationship started and ended. I would have liked to have known what happened to his only son from his first marriage. The book is a good source for info on the films but not for info on the man.
