John Cassavetes: Interviews

by Gabriella Oldham (Editor)

Overview

Collected interviews with the American filmmaker whose contributions as an actor, a writer, a director, a producer, and a cinematographer, at a time of radical changes in cinema history, continue to inspire independent filmmakers to challenge creative restrictions and celebrate actors' artistic contributions

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496806697
Publisher:	University Press of Mississippi
Publication date:	07/28/2016
Series:	Conversations with Filmmakers Series
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Gabriella Oldham is a writer and educator with a passion for film. Her books include First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors; First Cut 2: More Conversations with Film Editors; Keaton's Silent Shorts: Beyond the Laughter; Harry Langdon: King of Silent Comedy; and Blake Edwards: Interviews, published by University Press of Mississippi.

Editorial Reviews

A particularly important book for film courses, either as a primary text to provide a definition of how a consummate independent filmmaker feels and works or as a supporting text in a course on filmmaking and critical studies.--Lowell Harris, adjunct professor of film studies, University of Tampa

Oldham identifies the essences of this pioneer: an actor's director 'who felt compelled to let his actors unleash their potentials, shape their own cinematic realities, and play them out naturally on the screen'; . . . a specialist 'in men-women relationships and their emotional dysfunctions'; . . . and always an artist 'with almost child-like admissions of a belief in humanity's better self ' and 'a surprising naiveté he transferred to his characters, both male and female.'--Kurt Brokaw "The Independent"

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