Alexander Ballinger – Phyllis Dalton: A Career In Costume
£10.00
DATE: Thursday 4th June
TIME: 15:30 – 16:45
LOCATION: Monks Yard
DESCRIPTION
We tend to take costumes in films for granted – unless of course there is a howling inaccuracy – when we delight in muttering about the lack of authenticity. But who, if anyone, has ever dared to criticise the iconic costumes of “Doctor Zhivago”; “Oliver”; “Lawrence of Arabia”; or Olivier’s “Henry V”? These films of course are among the many for which the costumes were created by Phyllis Dalton, one of cinemas great costumiers. Alexander Ballinger’s book gives a unique insight into Dalton’s world and reveals the rigorous historical research, collaboration with experts , materials identification and cinematography analysis, which lead to the perfect costumes in film. So, just as costumes bring the characters in the films alive, does Alexander Ballinger’s book bring to life the world of costume design in the cinema. Based both on Ballinger’s many conversations with Phyllis Dalton and on her personal archive, “Phyllis Dalton: A Career in Costume” entrancingly introduces us to a world which most of us, as cinema goers, take for granted.
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