Magic Hour: A Life in Movies by Jack Cardiff (Paperback, 1997)
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The most celebrated director of colour photography tells the story of his adventures in celluloid. The 'Magic Hour' is the special light that occurs just at twilight, and a very special light is what cameraman Jack Cardiff brought to films such as The Red Shoes, The African Queen, and Black Narcissus for which he won an Oscar. In Magic Hour Jack Cardiff details the adventures of his life: on tour on the music-hall circuit with his parents; acting in silent films; being chosen by Technicolor as the first British cameraman to be trained in colour photography; filming with British convoys in the Atlantic during World War II; his big break when Michael Powell asked him to photograph A Matter of Life and Death; his rambunctious expolits with Errol Flynn; and his triumph at the Cannes Film Festival as the director of Sons and Lovers.As a master of light, Cardiff came to photograph some of the most beautiful women in cinema history: Marilyn Monroe, Ingrid Bergman, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn and Ava Gardner, to name but a few.Cardiff's bold and imaginative photography enhanced not only the work of Powell and Pressburger, but also that of Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston. Told with modesty and charm, Magic Hour is the personal journey of an extraordinary craftsman of cinema.Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571192748
eBay Product ID (ePID)89924534
Product Key Features
Book TitleMagic Hour: a Life in Movies
AuthorJack Cardiff
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height197mm
Item Width127mm
Item Weight260g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJack Cardiff
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 12 Jul, 2023
A great book and a rare find
This is a fantastic book to read, a story about the life of Jack Cardiff growing up to become a cinematographer way back when things were so different, and how he navigated life and the decisions he made that led him to that positionVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Nov, 2023
Marilyn
Great interesting book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 May, 2024
Good to find!
Good to find!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
