The Graham Greene Film Reader: Reviews Essays Interviews & Film Stories (Applause Books) - Hardcover

Graham Greene first attracted international attention in the film Dancing with Wolves and makes regular appearances in movies and on television.

Although it occupied a short span of his writing career, Greene's stint as a film reviewer had a lasting influence on other film writers. This volume gathers Greene's reviews, along with essays, lectures, and letters on film. As with critic James Agee, the reviews are valuable for insights into Greene's aesthetic credos, even though many of the films reviewed are obscure and difficult to find today. As an unusual number of Greene's novels were filmed, the book includes several Greene film treatments, and a listing of all films made from Greene's fiction. Although many of these films are considered classics, sadly, Greene seemed to have lost interest in films in later life. The editor explains that for Greene, film "which had hitherto guaranteed a way of escape, were now something to be escaped from." More wide-ranging than Graham Greene on Film (LJ 1/1/73), this work is recommended for academic and large film collections.
Stephen Rees, Bucks Cty. Free Lib., Levittown, Pa.
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