Some like it Wilder : the life and controversial films of Billy Wilder
One of the most accomplished writers and directors of classic Hollywood, Billy Wilder (1906-2002) directed numerous acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Featuring Gene D. Phillips's unique, in-depth critical approach, Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder provides a groundbreaking overview of a filmmaking icon. Wilder began his career as a screenwriter in Berlin but, because of his Jewish heritage, sought refuge in America when Germany came
eBook, English, ©2010
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., ©2010
Biography
1 online resource (xiv, 446 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.
9780813173672, 9780813139517, 9780813135403, 9781282937536, 9786612937538, 0813173671, 0813139511, 0813135400, 1282937537, 661293753X
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From Berlin to Hollywood : the early screenplays
Champagne and tears : Ninotchka, Midnight, and Ball of fire
New directions : The major and the minor and Five graves to Cairo
The rise of film noir : Double indemnity
Through a glass darkly : The lost weekend and Die todesmühlen
Wunderbar : The emperor waltz and A foreign affair
Dark windows : Sunset Boulevard
Barbed wire satire : Ace in the hole and Stalag 17
Fascination : Sabrina and The seven year itch
Light up the sky : The spirit of St. Louis and Love in the afternoon
Remains to be seen : Witness for the prosecution
The gang's all here : Some like it hot
Love on the dole : The apartment
Love on the run : One, two, three and Irma La Douce
Grifters : Kiss me, stupid and The fortune cookie
The game's afoot : The private life of Sherlock Holmes
The perfect blendship : The front page and Avanti!
Twilight years : Fedora and Buddy buddy
Epilogue : a touch of class
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