The Best Years of Our Lives

by Sarah Kozloff

William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) tells the story of three veterans returning from World War II and adjusting to civilian life in a manner unusual for classical Hollywood cinema, with melodrama leavened by authentic detail, personal memories and a fierce desire to capture its historical moment. Sarah Kozloff's illuminating study of the film traces the contribution of Wyler (himself injured while serving in the US Air Force), Robert...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844573265
• ISBN13: 9781844573264
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 7.5"