Book Review
SARABAND FOR DEAD LOVERS: The Film and Its Production; Convoy Publications Ltd., London. English price, 10/6. HAVEN’T yet had a chance to see Saraband for Dead Lovers, and now that I have been through this book about the film a visit to the theatre seems almost superfluous. But in spite of a strong flavour of the press-sheet (internal evidence suggests some sort of nexus between Ealing Films----or Mr. Rank-and Convoy Publications), Saraband is not a bad guide-book for anyone unfamiliar with the techniques and processes of film work. For introduction there is a smoothly written little essay, under the name of Sir Michael Balcon, on the influence of the medium on the artist. The historical background of the film (a mew treatment of the Konigsmark affair) is summarised, there is a synopsis of the film story, facsimile reproductions of parts of the original script, notes on all the stars (and plenty of pictures, plain and coloured), chapters on set design, colour photography, wardrobe work, and the music used in the film. In brief, it gives a very clear picture of the tremendous amount of skill and energy which the modern film studio. will expend even on a secondhand subject.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 541, 4 November 1949, Page 17
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201Book Review New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 541, 4 November 1949, Page 17
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