Kazan on Film - The Master Director Discusses His Films--Interviews With Elia Kazan

First time in paperback--Selected by the Los Angeles Times as one of the Best Books of 1999, these never-before-published interviews conducted in the early 1970s prove to be "an invaluable addition to film scholarship, [which] allows aspiring filmmakers to study the working methods and wisdom of one of our greatest artists."--Martin Scorsese. Illustrated with 72 photos and 19 original movie posters, this fascinating book conveys the essence of Young's hundreds of hours of interviews with Kazan, featuring a summary of each film plot and a discussion of 18 of the director's films in his own words, concluding with Young's commentary on Kazan's final film, The Last Tycoon .

Product details

• Authors: Jeff Young
• Publisher: Newmarket Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2001
• EAN: 9781557044464
• ISBN: 978-1-55704-446-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Newmarket Insider Filmbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; PERFORMING ARTS: Film & Video / Direction & Production, FILM STUDIES: BUSINESS, FILM STUDIES: DIRECTING