John Boorman has written and directed more than 25 television and feature films; including such classics as Deliverance; Point Blank; Hope and Glory; and Excalibur. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards; including twice for best Director (Deliverance and Hope and Glory). In the first full-length critical study of the director in more than two decades; author Brian Hoyle presents a comprehensive examination of Boormanrsquo;s career to date.The Cinema of John Boorman offers a film-by-film appraisal of the directorrsquo;s career; including his feature films and little-known works for television. Drawing on unpublished archive material; Hoyle provides a close reading of each of Boormans films. Organized chronologically; each chapter examines two or three films and links them thematically. This study also describes Boormanrsquo;s interest in myths and quest narratives; as well as his relationship with writers and literature. Making the case that Boorman is both an auteur and a visionary; The Cinema of John Boorman will be of interest not only to fans of the directorrsquo;s work but to film scholars in general.
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