Ernst Lubitsch by Scott Eyman
When movie buffs speak of "the Lubitsch touch", they refer to a sense of style and taste, humour and humanity that defined the films of Ernst Lubitsch. Born in Berlin and trained first in the German theatre and then in the post-World War I cinema, Ernst Lubitsch brought to Hollywood a level of sophistication and subtlety previously unknown to American movie audiences, especially when it came to sex. In films such as "The Love Parade", "Trouble in Paradise", and "The Merry Widow", sex was a game whose rules were understood by all parties, and an automatic part of the social contract. Ironically, his own life was more conventional, and in the ways of romance, Lubitsch seemed woefully naive. Yet not only was Ernst Lubitsch an innovative maker of movies whose career spanned almost three decades, he was also the only director in Hollywood history to run a major studio, Paramount. His success in the industry paved the way for the arrival of many other European filmmakers. This is a biography of Lubitsch.
Eyman, Scott: - Scott Eyman was formerly the literary critic at The Palm Beach Post and is the author or coauthor of fifteen books, including the bestseller John Wayne and (with actor Robert Wagner) the bestsellers Pieces of My Heart and You Must Remember This. Among his other books are Hank and Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart; Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille; Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer; and Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford. Eyman also writes book reviews for The Wall Street Journal, and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune. He and his wife, Lynn, live in West Palm Beach.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780671749361 |
| ISBN 10 | 0671749366 |
| Title | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Author | Scott Eyman |
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| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 1994-04-11 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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