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The Underground Man (1974 Film)
The Underground Man may refer to: *''The Underground Man (novel),'' a 1971 novel by Ross Macdonald Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar (; December 13, 1915 – July 11, 1983). He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featur ... * ''The Underground Man'' (novel), a 1997 English novel by Mick Jackson *The narrator of '' Notes from Underground'', an 1864 Russian short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky * ''The Underground Man'' (1974 film), a 1974 American film by Paul Wendkos * ''The Underground Man'' (1981 film), a 1981 Argentine film by Nicolás Sarquís * ''The Underground Man'' (video game), a 2016 Russian video game {{DEFAULTSORT:Underground Man, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Underground Man (novel)
''The Underground Man'' (1997) is a novel by Mick Jackson. Critically acclaimed, it was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for that year. It shows the life of an eccentric and reclusive Victorian Duke, loosely modelled on William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland (17 September 1800 – 6 December 1879), styled Lord John Bentinck before 1824 and Marquess of Titchfield between 1824 and 1854, was a British Army officer and peer, most remembered for .... His latest scheme involves building a set of tunnels beneath his estate. In 2016 it was adapted for the stage by Nick Wood for Nottingham Playhouse. References External links Official webpageInterview on bookmunchReview Summary on All Readers 1997 British novels Picador (imprint) books {{1990s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Macdonald
Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar (; December 13, 1915 – July 11, 1983). He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer. Since the 1970s, Macdonald's works (particularly the Archer novels) have received attention in academic circles for their psychological depth, sense of place, use of language, sophisticated imagery and integration of philosophy into genre fiction. Brought up in the province of Ontario, Canada, Macdonald eventually settled in the state of California, where he died in 1983. Life Millar was born in Los Gatos, California, and raised in his Canadian parents' native Kitchener, Ontario. ''Millar'' was a Scots spelling of the surname Miller, and the author pronounced his name ''Miller'' rather than ''Millar''. When his father abandoned the family unexpectedly when Millar was four years old, he and his mother live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notes From Underground
''Notes from Underground'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform Russian: ; also translated as ''Notes from the Underground'' or ''Letters from the Underworld'') is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in the journal ''Epoch'' in 1864. It is a first-person narrative in the form of a "confession": the work was originally announced by Dostoevsky in ''Epoch'' under the title "A Confession". The novella presents itself as an excerpt from the memoirs of a bitter, isolated, unnamed narrator (generally referred to by critics as the Underground Man), who is a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. Although the first part of the novella has the form of a monologue, the narrator's form of address to his reader is acutely ''dialogized''. According to Mikhail Bakhtin, in the Underground Man's confession "there is literally not a single monologically firm, undissociated word". The Underground Man's every word anticipates the words of an other, with whom he enters into an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Underground Man (1974 Film)
The Underground Man may refer to: *''The Underground Man (novel),'' a 1971 novel by Ross Macdonald Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar (; December 13, 1915 – July 11, 1983). He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featur ... * ''The Underground Man'' (novel), a 1997 English novel by Mick Jackson *The narrator of '' Notes from Underground'', an 1864 Russian short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky * ''The Underground Man'' (1974 film), a 1974 American film by Paul Wendkos * ''The Underground Man'' (1981 film), a 1981 Argentine film by Nicolás Sarquís * ''The Underground Man'' (video game), a 2016 Russian video game {{DEFAULTSORT:Underground Man, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wendkos
Abraham Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1925 – November 12, 2009) was an American television and film director. Early life and education Wendkos was born in Philadelphia to parents Simon Wendkos and Judith Wendkos. Wendkos served in World War II in the United States Navy and went to Columbia University on the G.I. Bill. Paul made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called ''Dark Interlude'' in 1953. Career Columbia Pictures Wendkos' first feature film was '' The Burglar''. His fluid camera technique caught the attention of the head of Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn, who not only wished to distribute the film but put Wendkos under contract. Wendkos directed episodes of ''Playhouse 90'' then did ''The Case Against Brooklyn'' (1958) for producer Charles Schneer at Columbia. He directed a TV movie for Columbia about Jesse James, ''Bitter Heritage'' (1958) and episodes of '' Behind Closed Doors'' (1958). Wendkos directed another for Schneer, the war movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Underground Man (1981 Film)
''The Underground Man'' ( es, El hombre del subsuelo) is a 1981 Argentine drama film directed by Nicolás Sarquís. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Summary Set in the 1930s, a tormented man and his butler live in an old mansion in Adrogué, where they film pornographic movies in the basement, following the grandfather's will. Cast * Antonio Ber Ciani * Jesús Berenguer * Héctor Bidonde as Jalil * Aldo Braga as Casanegra * Lucrecia Capello * Alberto de Mendoza as Diego Carmona * Regina Duarte as Luisa Dos Santos * Ulises Dumont as Baibiene * Adela Gleijer * Miguel Ligero as Severo See also * List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Argentina has submitted films for the Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
