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Friedkin Connection, The

Autor William Friedkin
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 ian 2020

Considerăm că The Friedkin Connection nu este doar o relatare cronologică, ci o dramatizare intensă a unei epoci în care cinematografia americană își pierdea inocența. William Friedkin scrie cu aceeași vigoare cu care și-a regizat filmele, oferind o perspectivă intimă asupra modului în care un tânăr plecat din Chicago, fără studii de specialitate, a ajuns să redefinească genurile polițist și horror. Stilul narativ este alert și onest, evitând auto-indulgența în favoarea unei analize lucide a succesului și a eșecului deopotrivă.

Suntem de părere că valoarea acestor memorii rezidă în capacitatea autorului de a ne purta în spatele camerelor de filmat de la „The French Connection” sau „The Exorcist”, dezvăluind tensiunile dintre viziunea artistică și rigorile studiourilor. Friedkin surprinde perfect paranoia și efervescența culturală a unei națiuni aflate în pragul unei căderi nervoase colective. Pe același raft cu A Life in Movies de Irwin Winkler, dar cu un accent pe rebeliunea regizorului de tip „maverick” și pe metodele neortodoxe de lucru, această carte devine un document esențial pentru înțelegerea mișcării New Hollywood. De asemenea, spre deosebire de analiza academică din Refocus: The Films of William Friedkin, volumul de față păstrează un ton personal, aproape confesional, îmbogățit de fotografii rare care ancorează amintirile în realitatea vizuală a seturilor de filmare.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780061775147
ISBN-10: 0061775142
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.85 kg
Editura: Harper Perennial

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Recomandăm această carte pasionaților de istorie cinematografică și celor care vor să înțeleagă psihologia din spatele unor filme legendare. Cititorul câștigă acces la culisele unei epoci de aur a Hollywood-ului, povestite de un regizor care nu se teme să își recunoască greșelile sau aroganța. Este o lecție despre perseverență, instinct și curajul de a sparge tiparele narative tradiționale.


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The long-awaited memoir from the Academy Award–winning director of such legendary films as The French Connection, The Exorcist, and To Live and Die in LA, The Friedkin Connection takes readers from the streets of Chicago to the suites of Hollywood and from the sixties to today, with autobiographical storytelling as fast-paced and intense as any of the auteur's films.
William Friedkin, maverick of American cinema, offers a candid look at Hollywood, when traditional storytelling gave way to the rebellious and alternative; when filmmakers like him captured the paranoia and fear of a nation undergoing a cultural nervous breakdown.
The Friedkin Connection includes 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.

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With such seminal movies as The Exorcist and The French Connection, Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin secured his place as a great filmmaker. But his own success story has the makings of classic American film. He was born in Chicago, the son of Russian immigrants. Immediately after high school, he found work in the mailroom of a local television station, and patiently worked his way into the directing booth during the heyday of live TV.
An award-winning documentary brought him attention as a talented new filmmaker and an advocate for justice, and it caught the eye of producer David L. Wolper, who brought Friedkin to Los Angeles. There he moved from television (one of the last episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour) to film (The Birthday Party, The Boys in the Band), displaying a versatile stylistic range. Released in 1971, The French Connection won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and two years later The Exorcist received ten Oscar nominations and catapulted Friedkin's career to stardom.
Penned by the director himself, The Friedkin Connection takes readers on a journey through the numerous chance encounters and unplanned occurrences that led a young man from a poor urban neighborhood to success in one of the most competitive industries and art forms in the world. From the streets of Chicago to the executive suites of Hollywood, from a passionate new artistic life as a renowned director of operas to his most recent tour de force, Killer Joe, William Friedkin has much to say about the world of moviemaking and his place within it.

Recenzii

“Entertaining. . . . This memoir is at its most engrossing when describing the solid, unpretentious entertainments its author once made so well.” — Wall Street Journal
“Hardcore film geeks will salivate over this time capsule from a grateful and still-brilliant legend.” — Booklist
“For aspiring directors, a glimpse into the school of hard knocks, but there’s plenty of good stuff, lean and well-written, for civilian film fans, too.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Friedkin’s book does the unthinkable: It relates the behind-the-scenes stories of his triumphs but also sees Friedkin take responsibility (brutally so) for his wrong calls. . . . He captures the gut-wrenching shifts of a filmmaker’s life.” — Variety
“Movie fans will celebrate the natural storyteller at work in the pages of The Friedkin Connection, a welcome reminder that it takes so much more than talent to make a movie - and to keep making them.” — Associated Press
“Friedkin’s memory for the process of filmmaking elevates this book above the usual score-settling Hollywood memoir; film buffs will be pleased with what he offers here.” — Publishers Weekly
“Friedkin’s against-all-odds success story is compelling reading from the start.” — LA Weekly
“Filled with insights into the art of film and its practitioners and honest assessments of his work--and the work of others in the film industry--this is terrific stuff. After reading it, you’ll be anxious to see all the Friedkin movies you’ve missed.” — Shelf Awareness
“A fascinating appraisal - and a reminder of how much of a maverick Mr. Friedkin has turned out to be, willingly or otherwise.” — Janet Maslin, New York Times
“Even in print, Friedkin still knows how to thrill.” — NY1.COM, "The Book Reader" review
“The book is valuable for its candor on a variety of fronts. . . . Leanly satisfying.” — The A.V. CLUB/THE ONION