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"I found it hard to stop reading. I was impressed that Gene Phillips had spoken to so many of the people in the Lean circle. His enthusiasm for the films comes through strongly."―Kevin Brownlow, author of David Lean: A Biography
"Gene Phillips provides the final word"―Lester Keyser, author of Hollywood in the Seventies
"An entertaining, in-depth look at Sir David's life and diverse career. . . . A welcome addition."―Library Journal
"An entertaining, in-depth look at Sir David's life and diverse career."―Library Journal
"Phillips brings out the person, the immense talent, and the consummate skills of the director."―Midwest Book Review
"[Gives] its subject a thorough treatment."―San Antonio Current, Armchair Cinephile
"It's a step forward... for the legacy of the man who created The Bridge on the River Kwai , A Passage to India , and Lawrence of Arabia , 'the greatest film ever made.'"―The Week
"It takes a great author to write about a great film director. In Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean Gene Phillips matches the excellence and meticulous artistic care Lean brought to the cinema. Utilizing biography, analysis, criticism, historical background, journalistic reporting, and the inner-workings of the moviemake process, Phillips totally captures the total filmmaker. David Lean was a towering genius who demanded emotional and physical perfection as well as the freedom to make his human epics. Gene Phillips is a writer with wisdom, tenacity and the ability to write in the spirit of his subject. Reading Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean is like watching a David Lean film. Phillips takes us on a journey to a place beyond the formalities of filmmaking into the heart of the artistic process itself and into the soul of a true cinema artist. The result is beyond definitive and approaches the inner secrets of why movies are both magical and life altering."―Vincent LoBrutto, author of Stanley Kubrick: A Biography and Becoming Film L
"[Phillips] offers an in-depth examination of prominent filmmaker David Lean."―Partners
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