Книга: John Baxter «Paris at the End of the World: The City of Light During the Great War: 1914-1918»
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Серия: "P.S." A preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city’s history. From 1914 through 1918 the terrifying sounds of World War I could be heard from inside the French capital. For four years, Paris lived under constant threat of destruction. And yet in its darkest hour, the City of Light blazed more brightly than ever. It’s taxis shuttled troops to the front; its great railway stations received reinforcements from across the world; the grandest museums and cathedrals housed the wounded, and the Eiffel Tower hummed at all hours relaying messages to and from the front. At night, Parisians lived with urgency and without inhibition. Artists like Pablo Picasso achieved new creative heights. And the war brought a wave of foreigners to the city for the first time, including Ernest Hemingway and Baxter’s own grandfather, Archie, whose diaries he used to reconstruct a soldier’s-eye view of... Издательство: "Harper Perennial" (2014) Формат: 125x180, 404 стр.
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John Baxter
John Baxter est un réalisateur, producteur et scénariste britannique né en 1896 à Foots Cray (Royaume-Uni), décédé en 1975.
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Biographie
Filmographie
comme réalisateur
- 1933 : Song of the Plough
- 1933 : Doss House
- 1934 : Say It with Flowers
- 1934 : Music Hall
- 1934 : Kentucky Minstrels
- 1934 : Lest We Forget
- 1935 : The Small Man
- 1935 : A Real Bloke
- 1935 : Jimmy Boy
- 1935 : Flood Tide
- 1936 : Men of Yesterday
- 1936 : Hearts of Humanity
- 1936 : Birds of a Feather
- 1937 : Talking Feet
- 1937 : The Academy Decides
- 1937 : The Song of the Road
- 1938 : Stepping Toes
- 1939 : What Would You Do, Chums?
- 1940 : Laugh It Off
- 1940 : Old Mother Riley in Society
- 1940 : Secret Journey
- 1941 : Old Mother Riley in Business
- 1941 : Crook's Tour
- 1941 : Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
- 1941 : Love on the Dole
- 1941 : The Common Touch
- 1942 : Let the People Sing
- 1942 : We'll Smile Again
- 1943 : Theatre Royal
- 1944 : Shipbuilders
- 1945 : Dreaming
- 1946 : The Grand Escapade
- 1946 : Here Comes the Sun
- 1947 : When You Come Home
- 1947 : Fortune Lane
- 1948 : Nothing Venture
- 1948 : The Last Load
- 1949 : Three Bags Full
- 1950 : The Second Mate
- 1950 : The Dragon of Pendragon Castle
- 1952 : Judgment Deferred
- 1956 : Ramsbottom Rides Again
comme producteur
- 1936 : Sunshine Ahead
- 1936 : Hearts of Humanity
- 1937 : Talking Feet
- 1937 : The Song of the Road
- 1941 : Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
- 1941 : Love on the Dole
- 1941 : The Common Touch
- 1942 : Let the People Sing
- 1942 : We'll Smile Again
- 1943 : Old Mother Riley Detective
- 1943 : When We Are Married
- 1943 : Theatre Royal
- 1944 : Shipbuilders
- 1945 : Dreaming
- 1946 : The Grand Escapade
- 1946 : Here Comes the Sun
- 1947 : When You Come Home
- 1947 : Fortune Lane
- 1948 : Nothing Venture
- 1948 : The Last Load
- 1950 : The Second Mate
- 1950 : The Dragon of Pendragon Castle
- 1952 : You're Only Young Twice
- 1952 : Judgment Deferred
- 1955 : The Love Match
- 1956 : Ramsbottom Rides Again
- 1959 : Make Mine a Million
comme scénariste
Récompenses et nominations
Récompenses
Nominations
Anecdotes
Liens externes
- Portail du cinéma
- Portail de la réalisation audiovisuelle
- Réalisateur britannique
- Producteur britannique
- Scénariste britannique
- Naissance en 1896
- Décès en 1975
Источник: John Baxter
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