Last Words: Considering Contemporary Cinema
- ISBN-10
- 0231171978
- ISBN-13
- 9780231171977
- Series
- Last Words
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-23
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- Jason Wood
Description
Last Words features extensive interviews with Christopher Nolan, Harmony Korine, Charlie Kaufmann, Nicolas Winding Refn, Wim Wenders, Michael Winterbottom, Christian Petzhold, and many others. Each interview is preceded by an overview of the directorÕs work, and the volumeÕs authoritative introductory essay explores the value of these directors and why they are rarely given an appropriate platform to discuss their craft.
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- 2019
- 239 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press, USA
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