Otto Preminger - Interviews

A collection of interviews with the prolific Austro-Hungarian-born director known for challenging the status quo in Hollywood throughout his trailblazing career directing films like The Moon is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and Anatomy of a Murder

About the author

Gary Bettinson is senior lecturer in film studies at Lancaster University. He is author of The Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai: Film Poetics and the Aesthetic of Disturbance and editor-in-chief of the journal Asian Cinema. He is also coauthor of What Is Film Theory? An Introduction to Contemporary Debates.

Summary

Presents interviews from across Otto Preminger's career, providing fascinating insights into the methods and mindset of a wildly polarizing filmmaker. With remarkable candour, Preminger discusses his filmmaking practices, his distinctive film style, his battles against censorship, his clashes with film critics, and his turbulent relationships.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Bettinson
• Assisted by: Gary Bettinson (Editor)
• Publisher: University of mississippi pres
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781496835192
• ISBN: 978-1-4968-3519-2
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Conversations with Filmmakers; Conversations with Filmmakers Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet