Joseph Losey. A Revenge on Life.

First edition. Thick 8vo., xv, [1], 591, [16] pp. b/w ills., professional directing credits, references, index. Black cloth boards lettered in white to spine.

In addition to appraising Joseph Losey's 31 feature films, Caute provides a compelling portrait of a driven, difficult talent, honoured in Europe but ignored in America. Blacklisted during the McCarthyite fifties, Losey fled to Britain, where he achieved international acclaim with his 1963 film "The Servant," starring Dirk Bogarde and Sarah Miles. That film marked the beginning of his collaboration with the playwright Harold Pinter; it was followed by "Accident," regarded as his finest film, and "The Go-Between," awarded the Palm d'Or at Cannes.

Preceded by Edith de Rham's 1991 biography, published by André Deutsch. "[M]eticulously researched, beautifully written. An object lesson in biography." –Sunday Express