IT'S ONLY A MOVIE: ALFRED HITCHCOCK, A PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY
by CHANDLER, CHARLOTTE
List Price: HK$ 172.90
¡@ISBN
JPM0743245083
¡@Subject
BIOGRAPHY
¡@Publisher
SIMON & SCHUSTER
¡@Publication
2005
¡@Edition
Hardcover
¡@Version
Original
¡@Description
Author of acclaimed biographies of Groucho Marx, Federico Fellini, and Billy Wilder, Charlotte Chandler spent several years with Hitchcock discussing his life and his amazing career. She also talked with his wife, Alma, and daughter, Pat, as well as many of the screen legends who appeared in his films, including Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, John Gielgud, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, and others. The result is an intimate yet expansive portrait of a unique artist who, from the 1920s through the 1970s, created many of history's most memorable films. A quarter-century after his death, Hitchcock's distinctive profile remains an instantly recognizable icon to millions, while his films continue to grow in popular appeal and critical esteem. Chandler introduces us to the real Hitchcock: a devoted family man, practical joker, and Englishman of Edwardian sensibilities who was one of the great masters of cinematic art.
