Because screenwriter Robert Riskin spent most of his career collaborating with legendary Hollywood director Frank Capra, Riskin's own unique contributions to film have been largely overshadowed. With five Academy Award nominations to his credit for such monumental films as ""Lady for a Day"", ""Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"", ""You Can't Take It with You"", ""Here Comes the Groom"", and ""It Happened One Night"" (for which he won the Oscar), Riskin is often imitated but rarely equaled. ""In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin"" is the first sociohistorical analysis of the Hollywood pioneer's life and work. Author Ian Scott provides a unique perspective on Riskin, his impact on cinema, and the ways in which his brilliant, pithy style was realized in Capra's films.
| ISBN: | 9780813123905 |
| Publication date: | 3rd July 2006 |
| Author: | Ian Scott |
| Publisher: | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: arts and entertainment |
Because screenwriter Robert Riskin spent most of his career collaborating with legendary Hollywood director Frank Capra, Riskin's own unique contributions to film have been largely overshadowed. With five Academy Award nominations to his credit for such monumental films as ""Lady for a Day"", ""Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"", ""You Can't Take It with You"", ""Here Comes the Groom"", and ""It Happened One Night"" (for which he won the Oscar), Riskin is often imitated but rarely equaled. ""In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin"" is the first sociohistorical analysis of the Hollywood pioneer's life and work. Author Ian Scott provides a unique perspective on Riskin, his impact on cinema, and the ways in which his brilliant, pithy style was realized in Capra's films.
In Capra's Shadow features in the following genres: Biography: arts and entertainment
In Capra's Shadow is available in Hardback
In Capra's Shadow was written by Ian Scott and published by The University Press of Kentucky
In Capra's Shadow has 288 pages