The Big Goodbye - Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood

Informationen zum Autor Sam Wasson studied film at Wesleyan University and at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is the author of the bestseller Fifth Avenue! 5A.M.: Audrey Hepburn! Breakfast at Tiffany's and the Dawn of the Modern Woman . He is also the author of the definitive biography of dancer-choreographer-filmmaker Bob Fosse. He currently teaches film at Emerson College in Los Angeles. Klappentext Here is director Roman Polanski, both predator and prey, haunted by the savage murder of his wife, returning to Los Angeles, where the seeds of his own self-destruction are quickly planted. Here too is Robert Towne's fabled script, widely considered the greatest original screenplay ever written. A book that will take its place alongside classics like Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and Robert Evans' The Kid Stays in the Picture. Zusammenfassung Here is director Roman Polanski, both predator and prey, haunted by the savage murder of his wife, returning to Los Angeles, where the seeds of his own self-destruction are quickly planted. Here too is Robert Towne's fabled script, widely considered the greatest original screenplay ever written.

Product details

• Authors: Sam Wasson
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.02.2020
• EAN: 9780571347636
• ISBN: 978-0-571-34763-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production