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    Kevin Brownlow is een filmmaker en filmhistoricus die zijn carrière heeft gewijd aan het documenteren en restaureren van de cinema, met een bijzondere focus op het tijdperk van de stomme film. Zijn diepe interesse in stomme film, in zijn jeugd aangewakkerd, leidde ertoe dat hij talloze vergeten werken en hun geschiedenissen redde. Door uitgebreide interviews met oudere, grotendeels vergeten film-pioniers in de jaren '60 en '70, heeft hij een onschatbaar erfgoed van filmkunst bewaard. Brownlow's inspanningen bieden een cruciaal venster op de vormende jaren van de cinema, en waarborgen zo een vitale historische context voor toekomstige waardering.

    Pioniere des Films
    The search for Charlie Chaplin = Alla ricerca di Charlie Chaplin
    The Parade's Gone By
    The West, The War, and The Wilderness
    Clarence Brown

    • Clarence Brown

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      Greta Garbo named him her favorite director, and actors felt at ease under his guidance, delivering powerful performances. Clarence Brown (1890–1987), an Academy Award-nominated director, collaborated with Hollywood legends like Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, and Katharine Hepburn. Dubbed the "star maker," he nurtured Elizabeth Taylor's early career and discovered Academy Award-winning child star Claude Jarman Jr. for The Yearling (1946). Over his career, he directed more than fifty films, including Possessed (1931), Anna Karenina (1935), and National Velvet (1944), captivating audiences with glamorous narratives, family tales, and hard-hitting dramas. Despite admiration from peers like Jean Renoir and Frank Capra, Brown's contributions to classic cinema remain underappreciated. This first full-length account of his life and career reveals how his hardworking family influenced his entrepreneurial spirit. Initially an engineer and World War I aviator, he abandoned a successful car dealership in Alabama to pursue filmmaking. Known for his innovative lighting and composition, Brown was nominated for five Academy Awards and directed ten actors in Oscar-nominated roles. Despite his significant impact, he has largely been overlooked by film scholars. This exploration delves into the complexities of a man who left an indelible mark on cinema.

      Clarence Brown