Jacques tourneur the cinema of nightfall book

Better than those were nightfall 1957, a trim film noir from a david goodis novel, and night of the demon 1957. Born in paris in 1904, tourneur went to hollywood with his father, director maurice tourneur around 19. All this month, the pink smoke will be delving into the inarguably excellent but strangely undervalued work of frenchexpatriate jacques tourneur. Jacques tourneur, one of old hollywoods last poets. Chris fujiwara on the legacy of jacques tourneur screenanarchy. Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile. French filmmaker jacques tourneur is, certainly, an important part of the history of horror cinema, because he was one of the directors in val lewtons lowbudget horror unit at rko pictures.

Night of the demon jacques tourneur, 1957 senses of cinema. Jacques tourneur is the son of pioneer french director maurice tourneur. Jacques tourneur used his vast reserves of creativity to turn smallbudget films into fascinating moviegoing experiences. Martin scorsese books list of books by author martin. For the fifth book on my 2014 summer classic film book reading list i chose jacques tourneur. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.

The cinema of nightfall by chris fujiwara paperback, 2011 at the best online prices at. Jacques tourneur the cinema of nightfall book 2011 by. The cinema of nightfall, jacques was neglected by his parents and grew up in the shadow of his withholding father who employed. The cinema of nightfall by chris fujiwara paperback, 2011 at the best online prices at ebay. This language of cinema editing, lighting, composition, sound, acting provides a context to help understand the author through his work. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jacques tourneur. Bearing notable similarity to his earlier masterpiece out of the past especially in the use of flashbacks to fill in detail, jacques tourneur s second great film of 1957 the other being night of the demon is a not quite film noir it lacks a femme fatale and has a happy ending which is nevertheless blessed with essential hardnosed. James story casting the runes 1911 the films storyline concerns an american psychologist who travels to england to investigate a satanic cult suspected in more than one death. I walked with a zombie 1943, the sixth film directed by jacques tourneur. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

Jul 01, 2016 read ebook now book 0786466111read books jacques tourneur. Yet his contributions to these films are often minimized by scholars, with most of the credit going to the films producer, val lewton. What emerges is evidence of a highly coherent directorial style that. James naremore identifies tourneur as being amongst several directors working at the time who are often inaccurately described as bpicture auteurs. Its a softcover book which runs 328 pages including the index. Mar 20, 2020 on top of that, film critic and programmer chris fujiwara, author of the quintessential book on tourneur jacques tourneur. It is imbued with tourneur s trademark touch of ambiguity and mystery. Nightfall 23jan1957 great day in the morning 16may1956 wichita 3jul1955. It features aldo ray, brian keith, and anne bancroft the lowbudget film is remembered today for camera work by cinematographer burnett guffey. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Jacques tourneur november 12, 1904 december 19, 1977. The cinema of nightfall, which straddles the academic and popular, that will likely be the standard reference in english for the foreseeable future. The cinema of nightfall is essential reading for true movie lovers.

French filmmaker jacques tourneur is, certainly, an important part of the. Its wellillustrated with photos printed directly on the pages. The films of jacques tourneur show list info son of french silent film director maurice tourneur, jacques tourneur is best remembered for the trio of atmospheric lowbudget horror films he made with producer val lewton at rko, and for the quintessential film noir out of the past. Stars in my crown, nightfall, and curse of the demon.

As the director of cat people, i walked with a zombie, and night of the demon, jacques tourneur crafted three horror classics which, decades later, have lost none of their power to frighten audiences. Maurice, returned to paris after a number of years in america, jacques had gone with him, working as assistant director and editor for his father. Product details buy books online or at 1 york street. Chris fujiwara this insightful work examines each of tourneurs films, as well as his extensive work on mgm shorts 19361942 and in television. Jacques tourneur the cinema of nightfall book 1998 by. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. November 12, 1904 december 19, 1977 was a french film director known for the classic film noir out of the past and a series of lowbudget horror films he made for rko studios, including cat people, i walked with a zombie, and the leopard man. The cinema of nightfall, which was first published in 1998, attended. Tourneur was a great director, fully deserving of the thoroughly researc. The cinema of nightfall has contributed a long overdue journey into the labyrinth of tourneur s films, and has shed some invaluable light on this auteur of darkness. Jamess supernatural story casting the runes, starring dana andrews. Night of the demon is a 1957 british horror film, produced by frank bevis, directed by jacques tourneur and starring dana andrews, peggy cummins and niall macginnis. On top of that, film critic and programmer chris fujiwara, author of the quintessential book on tourneur jacques tourneur.

There is an excellent book length study of his work, chris fujiwaras jacques tourneur, the cinema of nightfall 1998. As film scholar chris fujiwara reveals in his book jacques tourneur. Additionally there is a liberal serving of a two part biographical treatment, and a welcome chapter. The cinema of nightfall,which straddles the academic and popular, that will likely be the standard reference in english for the foreseeable future. He started out as a script clerk and editor for his father, then graduated to such jobs as directing shorts often with the pseudonym jack turner, both in france and america.

He has written several books on cinema, including jacques tourneur. Jacques tourneur by chris fujiwara overdrive rakuten. One of the reasons experiment perilous is so underrated is that the story does not flow logically. Scopri kindle, oppure scarica lapplicazione di lettura kindle gratuita.

At least three of director jacques tourneurs filmscat people, i walked with a zombie and the leopard manare recognized as horror classics. Fujiwara begins by persuasively rescuing tourneur from one of sarris gulags. Publication date 2000 topics tourneur, jacques, 19041977 criticism and interpretation. Tourneur was the son of one of french cinema s preeminent directors, maurice tourneur, who made more than 90 pictures, more than half of them in the united states between 1914 and 1926. Abbeys at 1 york street next to qvb is an aladdins cave for readers and sydneys muchloved indie bookshop since 1968 where ideas grow. University of california press, updated and expanded edn, 2008, p.

Jacques tourneur has long been a favorite of horror fans, french critics, and a few sensible american observers like manny farber as a creator of some of cinemas most subtly potent effects, particularly in his trio of bhorror films. The cinema of nightfall is touted as the first book length study of this director, dividing each of tourneur s feature films by chapter and boasting a good crosssection of portrait and production stills. Jacques tourneur was a french american filmmaker of broad range known for horror, film noirs, and westerns. Jacques tourneur, one of old hollywoods last poets, seems forever known, when know at all, for pairing his nebulous, poetic clashes between rationality and irrationality with the inspired clouds of unease of producer val lewtons wartime productionsin such films as cat people 1942, the leopard man 1943, and i walked with a zombie also 43and for one of the most unusual and foggy. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Aug 30, 2014 for the fifth book on my 2014 summer classic film book reading list i chose jacques tourneur. Chris fujiwaras book jacques tourneur covers every aspect of the directors career in the cinema. Jacques tourneur jacques tourneur is the son of pioneer french director maurice tourneur. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u.

Read ebook now book 0786466111read books jacques tourneur. A detailed examination of the directors full body of work reveals that those elements most evident in the tourneur. The cinema of nightfall has contributed a long overdue journey into the labyrinth of tourneurs films, and has shed some invaluable light on this auteur of darkness. With the exception of canyon passage 1946 and out of the past 1947, both of which i first saw a decade or more ago, my acquaintance with the work of director jacques tourneur has all come within roughly the last four years. Fortunately, fujiwaras book repudiates tourneurs modest assessment of his own. The edinburgh film festival issued an anthology of essays in english devoted entirely to tourneur, but that book was aimed squarely at academics. I walked with a zombie 1943, the sixth film directed by jacques tourneur, is one of the great american films. Nightfall is a 1957 american crime film noir directed by jacques tourneur and written by stirling silliphant. Yet this poeticspiritualphilosophical force, the strange current that with muffled electricity charges the world tourneurs character move throughthe mise en sceneis mostly absent or at least distanced from 1957s nightfall, a work of melancholic urban resignation. Jacques tourneur, french american filmmaker of broad range known for horror, film noirs, and westerns. Public health service reward unlimitedall of the television episodes he directed, as well as the feature films where he was seconddirector, and a list of his other contributions such as bit player, script clerk, assistant director and editor. An imprint in the snow where the satchel used to be. The auteur of darkness jacques tourneur filmphilosophy.

Jacques tourneur frenchamerican director britannica. Chris fujiwara this insightful work examines each of tourneur s films, as well as his extensive work on mgm shorts 19361942 and in television. Chris fujiwara is a film critic and programmer, born in new york. You have to do a bit of brain work to understand it, but if you are already familiar with tourneur s cinema, this may come as a revelation.