{"product_id":"maurice-tourneur-weaver-of-dreams-hardback-9780299356408","title":"Maurice Tourneur; Weaver of Dreams (Hardback) 9780299356408","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaurice Tourneur\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWeaver of Dreams\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristine Leteux (Author), Robert Byrne (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299356408\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e380 pages, 99 b\u0026amp;w illus\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.681 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"An exceptional, seminal, and groundbreaking study of extensive research and meticulously grounded scholarship. . . . Unique and unreservedly recommended.\" - (Midwest Book Review) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leteux restores [Tourneur] to his place in the story of 20th century film.\" - (Shepherd Express) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A mammoth undertaking that is impressive on every level. Brilliant. A fascinating study of a complicated figure whose work spans some of the most formative events in French and American cinema.” - Richard Neupert, author of French Film History, 1895–1946 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leteux's superb biography brings back to life this filmmaker, whom even if he was celebrated by some, remains extraordinarily unknown. Her book is simple, intelligent, tender, ideal.\" - (Télérama (France)) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A filmmaker's biography that reads like a novel.\" - (Jeune Cinéma (France))\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1914, an unknown French filmmaker arrived in New York; within four years, that man, Maurice Tourneur (1876–1961), would become one of America’s most acclaimed directors. In this masterful biography, Christine Leteux shows how intimately connected Tourneur’s life was to major events of the twentieth century as well as to the profound transformations in movie making. He quickly managed the transition to sound, and his last major work was created for Continental Films, the German-owned firm that controlled the French film industry during the Nazi Occupation. His son, Jacques, followed in his footsteps, also becoming an acclaimed director. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drawing heavily on previously unpublished archival documents, Leteux reinvigorates film history and demonstrates that we know far less about this era of filmmaking than we often assume. She reveals not only how Tourneur jumped from France to the United States and back again but also how he shifted from one company to another, moving quickly up the ladder to bigger productions and ever larger studios. Tourneur's drive, insight, technical proficiency, skill with actors, ability to create new forms of storytelling, and fame on both sides of the Atlantic make it all the more surprising that he is not better known today—an oversight that has now been corrected thanks to Leteux’s impressively detailed research and nuanced storytelling.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Robert Byrne \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1 Maurice Thomas \u003cbr\u003e 2 Francis Jourdain’\u003cbr\u003es Comrade \u003cbr\u003e 3 The Rebel \u003cbr\u003e 4 Maurice Tourneur \u003cbr\u003e 5 Antoine, the Gruff but Generous Man \u003cbr\u003e 6 From the Stage to the Screen \u003cbr\u003e 7 Fort Lee, New Jersey \u003cbr\u003e 8 The American Director \u003cbr\u003e 9 The Artist of the Screen \u003cbr\u003e 10 From George Beban to Mary Pickford \u003cbr\u003e 11 Paragon and the War \u003cbr\u003e 12 The Americanization of Maurice \u003cbr\u003e 13 Weaver of Dreams \u003cbr\u003e 14 \u003ci\u003eWoman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 15 Realism and Idealism \u003cbr\u003e 16 The Tourneur Case \u003cbr\u003e 17 \u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Mohicans\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 18 A Shadow of a Doubt \u003cbr\u003e 19 Disenchanted \u003cbr\u003e 20 Maurice and Jack \u003cbr\u003e 21 Leaving \u003cbr\u003e 22 The Tourneur Affair \u003cbr\u003e 23 The Exile \u003cbr\u003e 24 PathÉ\u003cbr\u003e-Natan \u003cbr\u003e 25 Louise \u003cbr\u003e 26 \u003ci\u003eJustin de Marseille\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 27 The Film Savior \u003cbr\u003e 28 The End of an Era \u003cbr\u003e 29 Continental Films \u003cbr\u003e 30 \u003ci\u003eLa Main enchantÉ\u003cbr\u003ee\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 31 The Crossing of the Line \u003cbr\u003e 32 Purge and Restart \u003cbr\u003e 33 The Loner \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Filmography \u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734618894616,"sku":"9780299356408","price":27.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/maurice-tourneur-weaver-of-dreams-hardback-9780299356408","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}