Projections 6: Film-Makers on Film-Making (No. 6) (Paperback)

~ John Boorman (Editor), Walter Donohue (Editor)

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This issue of Projections, a forum for filmmakers to talk about their craft, looks at the international scene. It features articles by Shohei Imamura, one of the major living Japanese directors; Suso Cecchi D'Amico, who wrote scripts for Luchino Visconti; Vittorio Storaro, who photographed The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris and most of Bernardo Bertolucci's other films; Krzysztof Kieslowski, director of Blue, White, and Red; and Dziga Vertov, the great Soviet director. Along the way, it also offers extensive and mesmerizing commentary by the Coen brothers, Leaving Las Vegas's Mike Figgis, screenwriter Robert Towne, Steve Martin, and the wonderful Stanley Donen, director of Funny Face and Singin' in the Rain.

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Containing the series of Masterclass lectures given at the 1995 Edinburgh Film Festival, this book includes Robert Towne talking about "Chinatown", the Coen brothers discussing their films, screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico talking about working with Visconti, and Walter Murch discussing the editing of Fred Zinnemann's "Julia". There are also contributions from Stephen Soderbergh and Susan Sarandon, and the veteran film-maker Stanley Donen recalls a career which includes "Singin' in the Rain" and other Gene Kelly musicals. The diary is by Taiwanese film-maker Edward Yan, and also featured is George Lucas, creator of "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones".

Product Details

• Paperback: 346 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571178537
• ISBN-13: 978-0571178537
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,989,194 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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