Lawrence of Arabia is widely considered one of the ten greatest films ever made - though more often by film-goers and film-makers than by critics. This monograph argues that popular wisdom is correct, and that Lean's film is a unique blend of visionary image-making, narrative power, mythopoetic charm and psychological acuteness.
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KEVIN JACKSON is a writer, broadcaster andfilm-maker. His books include Constellation of Genius: 1922: Modernism Year One (2012), and BFI Film Classics on Withnail & I (2004) and Lawrence of Arabia (2007). He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Companion of the Guildof St George, and a Regent of the College de Pataphysique and a regularcontributor to BBC radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4's 'Saturday Review'.