A ‘Life Magazine’ reporter attempts to analyse the traits of a good director, talking to such noted directors as David Lean, Igmar Bergman, Kurosawa, Fellini and Hitchcock. Discusses the evolution of neo-realism, the technical advances that have brought about cinema verite and the New Wave directors and their influence.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002858
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Fellini, Federico, 1920-1993
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Lean, David, 1908-
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Appreciation
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
People → Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-
People → Fellini, Federico, 1920-1993
People → Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)