Things to Come (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0839823185 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 142 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each volume in the "BFI Film Classics" series features a brief production history, detailed filmography, notes and bibliography. This text explores the influence of modern art and design in William Cameron Menzie's 1930s vision of the future, "Things to Come".
For fanatics like me. this book is a must have. I recommend the book for film critics, sci-fi fans, designers, or anyone interested in this groundbreaking film.
Christopher Frayling is Pro-Rector and Professor of Cultural History at the Royal College of Art. He is the author of Spaghetti Westerns (1979), Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula (1991), The Face of Tutankhamun (1992) and Clint Eastwood (1993).
Wells, whose worldwide reputation as a thinker had persuaded its producer, Alexander Korda, to offer him a contract giving him virtually total control over the project. As director, Korda hired William Cameron Menzies, who had practically invented the profession of Hollywood art director through his work with Douglas Fairbanks on "The Thief of Baghdad "and Rudolf Valentino on "Son of the Sheik," and whose career would climax with "Gone With the WInd." The result was a landmark in cinematic design. Christopher Frayling shows, with a wealth of