David Lean Collection

Beschrijving
David Lean was the son of strict Quaker parents and did not see his first film until aged 17. He began his film career in 1928 as a teaboy for Gaumont-British studios, where he soon was promoted to clapboard boy, and finally to editor - a position at which he excelled. By the end of the 1930s Lean was the most highly-paid film editor working in British cinema and widely regarded as the best.

As a director, David Lean's first intention was always to tell a story, few directors were as able to convey the spirit of place in film. Surprising the audience was very important to David Lean, whether it was Pip rushing straight into Magwitch in the graveyard in Great Expectations or Harold Hobson drunkenly pursuing the moon in a puddle in Hobson's Choice, Lean conjured up image after image to amaze, amuse, move or excite his audience.

The collection comprises:
The Sound Barrier
Hobson's Choice
Blithe Spirit
Brief Encounter
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
Madeleine
The Passionate Friends
This Happy Breed
In Which We Serve

Special Features: Collectors' guide.

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Box Set, Collectors Edition, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Photo Gallery, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: The Sound Barrier (1952): A tale of male courage and an adventure into the unknown, but also the story of the women who wait at home. A self-made aircraft manufacturer is determined that his company will be the first to build a plane which flies faster than sound. Hobson's Choice (1954): The eldest daughter of an alcoholic, self-important Lancashire bootmaker marries his boot-hand and sets up a rival business. Blithe Spirit (1945): A happily married author writing a novel on mediums, invites one to supper one evening. After holding a seance, the husband's deceased first wife appears and begins to cause chaos! Brief Encounter (1946): Noel Coward's sensitive portrayal of what happens when two happily married strangers, played by Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, meet and their acquaintance deepens into affection and eventually into love. It is the story of two people, thrown together by the chance meeting of the title, helpless in the face of their emotions but redeemed by their moral courage. Great Expectations (1946): A stylish film presentation of Charles Dickens' heart warming story of a young man befriending an escaped convict who becomes his unknown benefactor, and of the consequences for the young man as he establishes himself in the world. Oliver Twist (1948): Oliver Twist, orphaned at birth and raised in the workhouse, is expelled for daring to ask the Beadle for more food. Unhappily apprenticed to an Undertaker, ...The David Lean - Centenary Collection - 10-DVD Box Set ( Brief Encounter / Great Expectations / Oliver Twist / Blithe Spirit / In Which We Serve / Madeleine / Hobson's Choice / The Sound Barrier / The Passionate Friends / This Happy Breed )

Ondertiteling: Engels