Sergio Leone is a singular figure among Italian filmmakers of the postwar years; his films grow in reputation year after year. Groundbreaking westerns such as his Dollars trilogy and the authoritative Once upon a Time in the West have made Leone one of the most popular and influential directors in world cinema. Christopher Frayling's remarkable biography of Leone--the first ever--affectionately explores his body of work and casts light on little-known details of his life. A wealth of research, story, and insight, Sergio Leone: Something to Do with Death stands as the...
Sergio Leone is a singular figure among Italian filmmakers of the postwar years; his films grow in reputation year after year. Groundbreaking weste...
Sir Christopher Frayling explores the journey from Henry James's original novella, The Turn of the Screw, via critical debates and the stage version of The Innocents, to the screenplay by Archibald, Capote and Mortimer. Making full use of the unpublished Jack Clayton archive, the book also includes interviews with Deborah Kerr and Freddie Francis.
Sir Christopher Frayling explores the journey from Henry James's original novella, The Turn of the Screw, via critical debates and the stage version o...
Leading cultural historian and broadcaster Christopher Frayling reflects on gothic themes in literature, art, and popular culture, through the lens of his friendship and correspondence with Angela Carter during her formative writing years. Inside the Bloody Chamber collects Frayling's articles, essays, and lectures written since then on various aspects of the Gothic, which mesh with his memories of his and Carter's time together in Bath in the 1970s.
Leading cultural historian and broadcaster Christopher Frayling reflects on gothic themes in literature, art, and popular culture, through the lens...
