Action!

by Morris, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781843313298
• ISBN10: 1843313294
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-01
• Publisher: Anthem Pr

Summary

ACTION! Interviews with Directors from Classical Hollywood to Contemporary Iran presents nineteen outstanding interviews with directors past and present, from around the world, working in a variety of genres and budgets and production environments from major studios to indie and DIY. The result is a vibrant group portrait of the filmmaking art, a kind of festival in words that explores everything from the enormous creative and personal satisfactions of filmmaking to the challenges and frustrations that range from meddlesome studio heads to state censorship. These articulate auteurs include iconic figures Fellini and Truffaut (in his moving final interview), avant-garde masters Otto Muehl and the Brothers Quay, social critics Barbara Kopple and Allie Light, mainstream mavericks Robert Wise and Douglas Sirk, and eleven others. While their work (and working methods) varies widely, these directors share the status of pioneer and subversive, fighting sometimes against great odds to put their unique vision onscreen.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Editor's Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Introduction: The Art and Craft of Interviewing	p. xvii
Going Hollywood: Masters of Studio Style	p. 01
Angel in Exile	p. 03
"An Unhappy Happy End"	p. 17
Somebody Up There Likes Me	p. 39
"The Greatest Movie the World Has Never Seen"	p. 65
"Plant Your Feet and Tell the Truth"	p. 89
Tickets to the Dark Side: Festival Favorites	p. 103
Manderlay	p. 105
20 Angosht (20 Fingers)	p. 113
I Am a Sex Addict	p. 123
Caché (Hidden)	p. 131
Blows Against the Empire: Indie Godfathers	p. 139
Sweet Soul Music	p. 141
Nearer My Corman to Thee	p. 153
Edgeplay: Avant-Garde Auteurs	p. 173
An Actionist Begins to Sing	p. 175
"They're Panicking, Look at Them!" The Brothers Quay	p. 207
Women in Revolt: Artist-Activists	p. 225
Dialogues with Madwomen	p. 227
Shut Up & Sing	p. 235
The Canon: Brilliance without Borders	p. 245
"For a Kind of Pleasure"	p. 247
Transcendental Style, Poetic Precision	p. 265
"The Fruitful Tree Bends"	p. 299
Alter Ego, Autobiography and Auteurism	p. 323
Contributor Biographies	p. 347
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