Conversations with Directors: An Anthology of Interviews from Literature/film Quarterly

Conversations with Directors: An Anthology of Interviews from Literature/film Quarterly

by ElsieM.Walker (Author)

Synopsis

Founded in 1973, the journal Literature/Film Quarterly has featured interviews with some of the most prominent and influential filmmakers from around the world. In Conversations with Directors, the journal's coeditors have assembled an exciting collection of interviews spanning 35 years. Interviewees include directors like Robert Wise, Billy Wilder, Frank Capra, Federico Fellini, William Friedkin, and Robert Altman. Organized chronologically, each interview is preceded by a short introduction that establishes a contemporary context, along with providing the reader with a clear sense of the interview's primary concerns, usefully illuminating the many fascinating, and sometimes surprising, points of connection and difference between the directors.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 354
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 20 Mar 2008

ISBN 10: 0810861224
ISBN 13: 9780810861220

Media Reviews
Conversations with Directors stimulates new and different considerations of both film adaptation and cinematic authorship....Will be very helpful for scholars interested in exploring aspects of authorship and adaptation, and also for casual fans and lovers of film who would like to take some lessons from classic and contemporary directors on filmmaking techniques. * Senses Of Cinema *
Author Bio
Elsie M. Walker and David T. Johnson are assistant professors of English at Salisbury University where they co-run the film studies program. They are also co-editors of Literature/Film Quarterly, the long-standing publication devoted to issues of adaptation.