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Action!: Interviews with Directors from Classical Hollywood to Contemporary Iran (Anthem Media and Communication Studies)

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I couldn't put it down. For anyone interested in film (That's almost everyone!), this is the book to read. Lots of Hollywood, plus interviews with foreign directors. It includes fun stuff I didn't know about like when color movies first came out people claimed they made them feel dizzy. Mr. Morris has made sure to select only interesting interviews. Truffaut's last one is included. Although he was very sick at the time, his conversation is full of spirit and inspiration.

It's true I like this genre--interviews with film directors--but this example is particularly substantial and wide-ranging, and particularly absorbing. (It reads very quickly.) The crew of interviewers is knowledgeable and skilled, and they invariably get interesting responses from their subjects. The interviews have been smartly edited to eliminate any dull filler or redundancy.

Some highlights: the interviews with Sirk, Fellini, and Haneke; a long conversation with Bresson, as always in a class by himself; and Truffaut's touching, last interview. If you like these directors--and others of their class--you won't want to miss these.