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Kazan on Directing
by Kazan, Elia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dj
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dj. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. [a lovely, as-new copy, with no discernible wear to either book or jacket]. (B&W photographs) "This remarkable book, drawn from his notebooks, letters, interviews, and autobiography, reveals Kazan's method: how he uncovered for himself the 'spine' or core of each script and each character; how he analyzed each piece in terms of his own experience; how he determined the specifics of his production, from casting and costuming to set design and cinematography. And we see how he worked with writers on scripts and with actors on interpretation. The final section, 'The Pleasures of Directing' -- essays Kazan was writing in his last decade -- is informal, provocative, candid, and passionate; a wide old pro sharing the secrets of his craft, advising us how to search for ourselves in each project, how to fight the system, and how to have fun doing it." Foreword by John Lahr; Preface by Martin Scorsese. ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this moderately heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order.**** .
Synopsis
Elia Kazan was born in 1909 in Istanbul. He graduated from Williams College and attended the Yale School of Drama before joining the Group Theatre. He was the founder of the Actors Studio, and he won three Tony Awards for direction (for All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and J.B. ) and two Academy Awards (for Gentleman’s Agreement and On the Waterfront ), as well as an honorary Oscar in 1999 for lifetime achievement. He died in September 2003. Robert Cornfield worked with Joshua Logan on Logan’s autobiography, Josh, and edited The Dance Writings of Edwin Denby ; his reviews and articles have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Observer.
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- Bookseller
- ReadInk
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28353
- Title
- Kazan on Directing
- Author
- Kazan, Elia
- Illustrator
- (dj design) Carol Devine Carson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dj
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Film Directors, Filmmaking, Cinema: Biography
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