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- ISBN-10
- 0813173914
- Book Title
- Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film (Screen Classics)
- Genre
- Performing Arts
- Item Height
- 9.3 inches
- ISBN
- 9780813173917
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Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813173914
ISBN-13
9780813173917
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237772722
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
712 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Michael Curtiz : Alife in Film
Subject
Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography
Series
Screen Classics Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
38.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2017-029778
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Alan K. Rode's Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film is engaging from the start and doesn't let up. With a sure hand, good research and a knack for amusing ironies, author Rode really brings Curtiz to life. Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film puts Alan K. Rode in with today's best writers on film. The book is a keeper that will go on the 'read again soon' shelf., Film historian Alan K. Rode, in his massive and hugely enjoyable biography, describes the decisive role his subject played in a host of much-loved films-- Captain Blood (1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Mildred Pierce (1945)--and lets Curtiz's work do most of the arguing., A treat for classic film buffs who have waited a long time for a book-length biography on this director., "After years of neglect and even scorn, [director] Michael Curtiz is finally getting some respect. Michael Curtiz: A Life in Films [is] a thoroughly researched biography by Alan K. Rode." -- Los Angeles Times, "Rode's evenhanded, impressively researched, engrossing book amply conveys its subject's "incandescent mania for filmmaking." -- Film Comment, Michael Curtiz is the best director most people have never heard of. Yet until now nobody has taken up the case for Curtiz in a soup-to-nuts biography. The good news is that Alan Rode's massive book is exhaustively researched, well written and frequently witty. [Curtiz] amassed a body of work without parallel at a great movie studio [Warner Bros.]. His films are his best advocate of that, but Alan Rode's book is a close second., Michael Curtiz: A Life In Film is the definitive, comprehensive story of one of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers. This effortless read is full of rich details about Curtiz's career in Europe before Warner Brothers brought him to the US in the mid-1920s. There is never a dull moment in the 600-plus pages., Alan K. Rode's intensely personal biography provides the reader with a complete, well-researched, comprehensive, and critical career study of a brilliant yet complicated artist. A wonderful read and an accurate source for future reference, Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film is thoroughly satisfying, highly intelligent, and a delicious, rich dessert for any serious lover of film and film history. Indulge., In the impressive and entertaining new book Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film, author Alan K. Rode illustrates why Curtiz has been undervalued for so many years. I can't imagine a more thorough account of any director's life and work. I devoured this book and give it my highest recommendation., "It's a serious, critically acclaimed survey of the director's long career. Some in Hollywood loved [Curtiz]; some hated him. But one thing's for sure -- without him, Hollywood would have been a much less interesting place." -- Beverly in Movieland blog, [This] book is so thorough, and so richly detailed. It would seem that Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film is impossible to top, just like the director's best work. This book is an absolute must for libraries, research centers, and anyone interested in films and filmmakers., "A treat for classic film buffs who have waited a long time for a book-length biography on this director." -- Ann Blyth blog, It's a serious, critically acclaimed survey of the director's long career. Some in Hollywood loved [Curtiz]; some hated him. But one thing's for sure--without him, Hollywood would have been a much less interesting place., Rode's evenhanded, impressively researched, engrossing book amply conveys its subject's 'incandescent mania for filmmaking.', "With thorough knowledge of film history, telling anecdotes, and interviews, the author illuminates Curtiz's colorful career while also providing insightful portraits of actors, writers, and studio heads. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal, "Michael Curtiz is the best director most people have never heard of. Yet until now nobody has taken up the case for Curtiz in a soup-to-nuts biography. The good news is that Alan Rode's massive book is exhaustively researched, well written and frequently witty. [Curtiz] amassed a body of work without parallel at a great movie studio [Warner Bros.]. His films are his best advocate of that, but Alan Rode's book is a close second." -- Wall Street Journal, "In the impressive and entertaining new book Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film, author Alan K. Rode illustrates why Curtiz has been undervalued for so many years. I can't imagine a more thorough account of any director's life and work. I devoured this book and give it my highest recommendation." -- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy, "Rode's evenhanded, impressively researched, engrossing book amply conveys its subject's "incandescent mania for filmmaking."" -- Film Comment, "Rode's book is entertaining and informative as it takes measure of a director who has received less credit than he deserves." -- Milwaukee Express, "Rode isn't here to bury Curtiz or to unconditionally praise him but to convey a fully rounded portrait of a highly complex -- even contradictory -- personality who made his mark. To that end, he has succeeded admirably. A Life in Film is so thoroughly, assiduously researched that it's hard to fathom a more comprehensive, or compelling, biography of Michael Curtiz than this." -- YES! Weekly, After years of neglect and even scorn, [director] Michael Curtiz is finally getting some respect. Michael Curtiz: A Life in Films [is] a thoroughly researched biography by Alan K. Rode., "[This] book is so thorough, and so richly detailed. It would seem that Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film is impossible to top, just like the director's best work. This book is an absolute must for libraries, research centers, and anyone interested in films and filmmakers." -- James L. Neibaur Books Blog, Rode's 600-page biography on Curtiz is a must-read for anyone who enjoys great books and Hollywood history. [This] book is a masterwork. Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film isn't just one of the best biographies, it's one of the best books about Old Hollywood., Michael Curtiz is a meticulously researched, clear-eyed, and comprehensive look at the director's career.... Rode's style is highly readable and easily captures the quirks and humor as well as the drama and antagonism of many behind-the-scenes moments. It is an enlightening assessment of a life spent entirely thinking about and making movies., "I have never read a more interesting, thoroughly researched study of a director, ever. Never once does the author get bogged down by his meticulous research. Rode is such a good writer that his narrative flows and his very readable style makes all the information easy to absorb. He has written a terrific biography that should be a model for film historians. His impeccable research is coupled with fine knowledge and writing ability. He really sets the bar high and I am in awe of his achievement." -- Classic Images, " Michael Curtiz is a meticulously researched, clear-eyed, and comprehensive look at the director's career.... Rode's style is highly readable and easily captures the quirks and humor as well as the drama and antagonism of many behind-the-scenes moments. It is an enlightening assessment of a life spent entirely thinking about and making movies." -- Betsy McLane, CineMontage, Rode's evenhanded, impressively researched, engrossing book amply conveys its subject's "incandescent mania for filmmaking., Rode's book is entertaining and informative as it takes measure of a director who has received less credit than he deserves., "Alan K. Rode's Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film is engaging from the start and doesn't let up. With a sure hand, good research and a knack for amusing ironies, author Rode really brings Curtiz to life. Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film puts Alan K. Rode in with today's best writers on film. The book is a keeper that will go on the "read again soon" shelf." -- CineSavant, I have never read a more interesting, thoroughly researched study of a director, ever. Never once does the author get bogged down by his meticulous research. Rode is such a good writer that his narrative flows and his very readable style makes all the information easy to absorb. He has written a terrific biography that should be a model for film historians. His impeccable research is coupled with fine knowledge and writing ability. He really sets the bar high and I am in awe of his achievement., "Rode's book is entertaining and informative as it takes measure of a director who has received less credit than he deserves." -- Shepherd Express, "Film historian Alan K. Rode, in his massive and hugely enjoyable biography, describes the decisive role his subject played in a host of much-loved films -- Captain Blood (1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Mildred Pierce (1945) -- and lets Curtiz's work do most of the arguing." -- Sight & Sound, "A superbly researched, highly compelling account of one of cinema's most gifted and underrated directors, Rode provides a vivid description of Curtiz's personality and working methods. It is difficult if not impossible to imagine a more complete account of his life." -- Steven C. Smith, author of A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann, With thorough knowledge of film history, telling anecdotes, and interviews, the author illuminates Curtiz's colorful career while also providing insightful portraits of actors, writers, and studio heads. Highly recommended., A superbly researched, highly compelling account of one of cinema's most gifted and underrated directors, Rode provides a vivid description of Curtiz's personality and working methods. It is difficult if not impossible to imagine a more complete account of his life., Rode isn't here to bury Curtiz or to unconditionally praise him but to convey a fully rounded portrait of a highly complex--even contradictory--personality who made his mark. To that end, he has succeeded admirably. A Life in Film is so thoroughly, assiduously researched that it's hard to fathom a more comprehensive, or compelling, biography of Michael Curtiz than this., [The book is] spry and confident, pulsing with tasty quotes and catchy proseanecdotes, side-shots, insights, ironies. An abundant, 698-page, six-course meal., " Michael Curtiz: A Life In Film is the definitive, comprehensive story of one of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers. This effortless read is full of rich details about Curtiz's career in Europe before Warner Brothers brought him to the US in the mid-1920s. There is never a dull moment in the 600-plus pages." -- Times Quotidian, Alan K. Rode's Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film is engaging from the start and doesn't let up. With a sure hand, good research and a knack for amusing ironies, author Rode really brings Curtiz to life. Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film puts Alan K. Rode in with today's best writers on film. The book is a keeper that will go on the "read again soon" shelf., Finally! In Alan K. Rode's deeply researched and compelling biography, Michael Curtiz gets long overdue recognition as one of the cinema's greatest storytellers. Casablanca is merely the most renowned of the man's many masterpieces, and Rode does the director justice by leaving no stone unturned in his examination of Curtiz's life and career. This book is a significant addition, and at times a valuable corrective, to existing scholarship on Hollywood, the studio system, and the auteur theory. Bravo!, "Rode's 600-page biography on Curtiz is a must-read for anyone who enjoys great books and Hollywood history.[This] book is a masterwork. Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film isn't just one of the best biographies, it's one of the best books about Old Hollywood." -- Journeys in Classic Film, "[The book is] spry and confident, pulsing with tasty quotes and catchy prose...anecdotes, side-shots, insights, ironies. An abundant, 698-page, six-course meal." -- Hollywood Elsewhere, -A superbly researched, highly compelling account of one of cinema's most gifted and underrated directors, Rode provides a vivid description of Curtiz's personality and working methods. It is difficult if not impossible to imagine a more complete account of his life.- -- Steven C. Smith, author of A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann
Grade From
College Freshman
Illustrated
Yes
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
791.430233092
Table Of Content
1. Prologue 2. A River Runs through It 3. Actor to Director 4. Transylvanian Idyll 5. Phönix Rising 6. A Stirred-up Anthill 7. City of Film 8. Monumental-Filme 9. Exodus in Red Heels 10. A Family Business 11. Hungarian in the Promised Land 12. A Loving Collaboration 13. Hollywood's Great Deluge 14. General Foreman 15. Pre-Code in Synthetic Flesh 16. Regime Change 17. Home on the Range 18. The Dream Team 19. The Reason Why 20. Falling Fruit 21. Cash Cow 22. Reaching Their Majority 23. The Swash and the Buckler 24. The "Pinochle" of His Career 25. Fundamental Things 26. "Those fine patriotic citizens, the Warner Brothers" 27. Victory Garden 28. A Michael Curtiz Production 29. Vanished Dreams 30. Doomed Masterpiece 31. Nerve Ending 32. Only in Hollywood 33. Dégringolade 34. Out on His Shield 35. Afterword to the New Edition 36. Acknowledgements 37. Filmography 38. Notes 39. Bibliography 40. Index
Synopsis
Academy Award-winning director Michael Curtiz (1886-1962)--whose best-known films include Casablanca (1942), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Mildred Pierce (1945) and White Christmas (1954)--was in many ways the anti-auteur. During his unprecedented twenty-seven year tenure at Warner Bros., he directed swashbuckling adventures, westerns, musicals, war epics, romances, historical dramas, horror films, tearjerkers, melodramas, comedies, and film noir masterpieces. The director's staggering output of 180 films surpasses that of the legendary John Ford and exceeds the combined total of films directed by George Cukor, Victor Fleming, and Howard Hawks. In the first biography of this colorful, instinctual artist, Alan K. Rode illuminates the life and work of one of the film industry's most complex figures. He explores the director's little-known early life and career in his native Hungary, revealing how Curtiz shaped the earliest days of silent cinema in Europe before immigrating to the United States in 1926. In Hollywood, Curtiz earned a reputation for explosive tantrums, his difficulty with English, and disregard for the well-being of others. However, few directors elicited more memorable portrayals from their casts, and ten different actors delivered Oscar-nominated performances under his direction. In addition to his study of the director's remarkable legacy, Rode investigates Curtiz's dramatic personal life, discussing his enduring creative partnership with his wife, screenwriter Bess Meredyth, as well as his numerous affairs and children born of his extramarital relationships. This meticulously researched biography provides a nuanced understanding of one of the most talented filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age., Academy Award-winning director Michael Curtiz (1886-1962)-whose best-known films include Casablanca (1942), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Mildred Pierce (1945) and White Christmas (1954)-was in many ways the anti-auteur. During his unprecedented twenty-seven year tenure at Warner Bros., he directed swashbuckling adventures, westerns, musicals, war epics, romances, historical dramas, horror films, tearjerkers, melodramas, comedies, and film noir masterpieces. The director's staggering output of 180 films surpasses that of the legendary John Ford and exceeds the combined total of films directed by George Cukor, Victor Fleming, and Howard Hawks. In the first biography of this colorful, instinctual artist, Alan K. Rode illuminates the life and work of one of the film industry's most complex figures. He explores the director's little-known early life and career in his native Hungary, revealing how Curtiz shaped the earliest days of silent cinema in Europe before immigrating to the United States in 1926. In Hollywood, Curtiz earned a reputation for explosive tantrums, his difficulty with English, and disregard for the well-being of others. However, few directors elicited more memorable portrayals from their casts, and ten different actors delivered Oscar-nominated performances under his direction. In addition to his study of the director's remarkable legacy, Rode investigates Curtiz's dramatic personal life, discussing his enduring creative partnership with his wife, screenwriter Bess Meredyth, as well as his numerous affairs and children born of his extramarital relationships. This meticulously researched biography provides a nuanced understanding of one of the most talented filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age., This meticulously researched biography provides a nuanced understanding of one of the most talented filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age., Academy Award--winning director Michael Curtiz (1886--1962) -- whose best-known films include Casablanca (1942), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Mildred Pierce (1945) and White Christmas (1954) -- was in many ways the anti-auteur. During his unprecedented twenty-seven year tenure at Warner Bros., he directed swashbuckling adventures, westerns, musicals, war epics, romances, historical dramas, horror films, tearjerkers, melodramas, comedies, and film noir masterpieces. The director's staggering output of 180 films surpasses that of the legendary John Ford and exceeds the combined total of films directed by George Cukor, Victor Fleming, and Howard Hawks. In the first biography of this colorful, instinctual artist, Alan K. Rode illuminates the life and work of one of the film industry's most complex figures. He begins by exploring the director's early life and career in his native Hungary, revealing how Curtiz shaped the earliest days of silent cinema in Europe as he acted in, produced, and directed scores of films before immigrating to the United States in 1926. In Hollywood, Curtiz earned a reputation for his explosive tantrums, his difficulty communicating in English, and his disregard for the well-being of others. However, few directors elicited more memorable portrayals from their casts, and ten different actors delivered Oscar-nominated performances under his direction. In addition to his study of the director's remarkable legacy, Rode investigates Curtiz's dramatic personal life, discussing his enduring creative partnership with his wife, screenwriter Bess Meredyth, as well as his numerous affairs and children born of his extramarital relationships. This meticulously researched biography provides a nuanced understanding of one of the most talented filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age.
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