Synopses & Reviews
Films like In a Lonely Place, Johnny Guitar, They Live by Night, and most of all Rebel Without a Cause were to ensure cult status for Ray as one of the most revered of all American 'maverick' auteurs. This new edition of Geoff Andrew's unique and acclaimed study of his films discusses Ray's stylistic artistry and abiding thematic concerns,and his work with such legends as James Dean, Humphrey Bogart, James Mason, Joan Crawford and Richard Burton. Above all the book shows how the vivid emotional authenticity of his films, coupled with his special brand of visual expressionism and his eloquently voiced disenchantment with the American Dream, were in established for him a profoundly loyal following in America and Europe that lasts to this day.
This new edition, which covers all of Ray's films, includes an updated introduction and fresh reflections on the enduring importance in the 21st century of one of the greatest directors to have worked in Hollywood.
Synopsis
Films like "Johnny Guitar" and "Rebel Without a Cause" ensured cult status for Nicholas Ray. This text discusses his stylistic artistry and abiding thematic concerns and his work with such legends as James Dean, James Mason and Joan Crawford.
About the Author
Geoff Andrew is Senior Film Editor of London's Time Out magazine, programmer of London's National Film Theatre, and one of Britain's leading film critics. He is the author of several books, including Kieslowski's Three Colours Trilogy (BFI, 1998).
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface Introduction
Biographical Summary
Themes and Styles
THE FILMS
They Live by Night
A Woman's Secret
Knock on Any Door
Born to be Bad
In a Lonely Place
On Dangerous Ground
Flying Leathernecks
The Lusty Man
Johnny Guitar
Run for Cover
High Green Wall
Rebel Without a Cause
Hot Blood
Bigger than Life
The True Story of Jesse James
Bitter Victory
Wind Across the Everglades
Party Girl
The Savage Innocents
King of Kings
55 Days at Peking
We Can't Go Home Again
Lightning Over Water
Nicholas Ray in the Twentyfirst Century
Filmography
Bibliography
Index