MovieWorld_ws: Eclipse Series 16: Alexander Korda’s Private Lives: The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934), The Private Life of Don Juan (1934), Rembrandt (1936) 4 x DVD5 Criterion Collection

вторник, 28 июня 2016 г.

Eclipse Series 16: Alexander Korda’s Private Lives: The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934), The Private Life of Don Juan (1934), Rembrandt (1936) 4 x DVD5 Criterion Collection

A producer, writer, and director, Korda made a name for himself through his production company, London Films, and infused the 1930s with a sense of satire and lush narration. His main focus was on history, with a magnificent taste for grand historical drama and mythical subjects.
Eclipse Series 16: Alexander Korda's Private Lives takes a look behind-the-scenes (and sometimes into the bedrooms) of some of history's most important, mesmerizing people. Korda's usual satirical license is well intact, too, so these films present a view of history you are not likely to find anywhere else. His examination of history is less about factual presentation and more about telling a vibrant, grand story.
Korda, born in Hungary, rose through the ranks to become one of British cinema's most popular filmmakers. In 1942, he was the first film director to ever be knighted. Korda had tremendous success as a producer, too, rolling out such films as 1939's The Four Feathers and 1949's Carol Reed-directed picture The Third Man.