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"A lucid, jargon-free and incisive volume . . . a bravura display of critical intelligence."-- "Glasgow Herald
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John Ford's masterpiece "The Searchers" (1956) was rated fifth greatest film of all time in "Sight and Sound's" most recent poll of critics. Its influence on many of America's most distinguished contemporary filmmakers - among them Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and John Milius - is enormous. Edward Buscombe provides a detailed commentary on all aspects of the film, and makes full use of material in the John Ford archive in Indiana, including Ford's own memos and the original script, which differs in vital respects from the film he made.
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0 of 8 people found the following review helpful
compared wiht my other books,this one's shipping speed was a bit slow, but it's still ok
21 Nov 2009
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compared wiht my other books,this one's shipping speed was a bit slow, but it's still ok
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
A Fine Look at a Compelling Movie
4 Aug 2002
Format:Paperback
This book is even better than Buscombe's book on "Stagecoach." It is clear this movie has a stronger emotional hold on him than the earlier film. Buscombe does a very thorough job, comparing where the film deviates from the novel and the script.
He does something I have seen no other writer on "The Searchers" do, and that is to discuss the film's music, which is based on the 19th Century song "Lorena," which has a theme about separated lovers that reflects the Ethan-Martha relationship.
The book concludes with the changing critical reception of "The Searchers." Frankly, I think this is a fine, and fair assessment of the movie, one free from a lot of cant and academic jargon. I wish Buscombe would write a major book about the Western genre.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The tiny but detailed book.
3 July 2006
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The Searchers is a detailed film book about one of the best movies with John Wayne directed John Ford. Full of wonderful insight, background on Western films, the use of the landscape and behind-the-scene information about the crew this is a must for any fan of the movie or Westerns in general. Well organized and with a good bibliography.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
I still want more
14 Jun 2002
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This is a good introduction to the study of John Ford's films and it highlights one of his greatest, but I still believe that no-one has come close to fully analysing his retelling of the Herculean Myth. In an age where race issues were beginning to divide the country, Ford used a broad brush western to show the dangers of hysterical racism. Ethan Edwards is the most complex hero, Ford ever produced and he defies analysis. After his efforts to reunite a family, he sees he has no place at all. Buscombe has written a very good and learned book on the searchers, but I still want more.
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