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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Friedkin, William (1935-2023)
Titre(s) : William Friedkin [Texte imprimé] : interviews / edited by Christopher Lane
Publication : Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2020]
Description matérielle : xxviii, 161 pages ; 24 cm
Collection : Conversations with filmmakers series
Lien à la collection : Conversations with filmmakers series
Note(s) : Includes index. - Includes filmography
"Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (b. 1935) is best known for his critically
and commercially successful films The French Connection and The Exorcist. Unlike other
film school-educated filmmakers of the directors' era, Friedkin got his start as a
mailroom clerk at a local TV station and worked his way up to becoming a full-blown
Hollywood filmmaker by his thirties. His rapid rise behind the camera from television
director to Oscar winner came with self-confidence and unorthodox methods. Known for
his gritty and auteurist style, Friedkin's films tell the story of a changing America
upended by crime, hypocrisy, the occult, and amorality. Although his subsequent films
achieved varying levels of success, his cultural impact is undeniable. William Friedkin:
Interviews collects fifteen articles, interviews, and seminars spanning Friedkin's
career. He discusses early influences, early successes, awards, and current projects.
The volume provides coverage of his directorial process, beliefs, and anecdotes from
his time serving as the creative force of some of the biggest films of the 1970s and
beyond-from his early days in Chicago, to his run-ins with Alfred Hitchcock, to firing
guns on set and witnessing an actual exorcism in Italy. Through previously unpublished
and obscure interviews and seminars, the story of William Friedkin's work and life
is woven together into a candid and concise impression for cinephiles, horror junkies,
and aspiring filmmakers alike. Readers will gain insight into Friedkin's genius from
his own perspectives and discover the thoughts and processes of a true maverick of
American cinema" ; "Collected interviews with the Academy Award-winning director of
the critically and commercially successful films The French Connection and The Exorcist"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Lane, Christopher (1964-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Friedkin, William (1935-2023)
Genre ou forme : Entretiens
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.430 233092 (23e éd.) = Cinéma - Réalisation - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781496827098. - ISBN 1496827090. - ISBN 9781496827081. - ISBN 1496827082. -
ISBN 9781496827104 (erroné). - ISBN 9781496827074 (erroné). - ISBN 9781496827111 (erroné).
- ISBN 9781496827128 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb465612188
Notice n° :
FRBNF46561218
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; Chronology ; Filmography ; Harold Lloyd master seminars with William
Friedkin / American Film Institute, ; William Friedkin interview / Gerald R. Barrett
; Tense situation: William Friedkin in an interview with Ralph Appelbaum ; The Cruising
controversy: William Friedkin vs. the gay community / Edward Guthmann ; Harold Lloyd
master seminars with William Friedkin / American Film Institute, ; William Friedkin:
auteur of the dark / Alex Simon ; Harold Lloyd master seminars with William Friedkin
/ American Film Institute, ; Cruising with Billy / Alex Simon ; Exorcissing the
past: a retrospective with William Friedkin / Ian Johnston ; William Friedkin: why
Sorcerer's spell refuses to die / Alex Simon ; Exorcist director: it worked because
"I made that film as a believer" / Stephen Galloway ; A discussion with William Friedkin:
"I see a diminishing of all art forms these days" / Sven Mikulec ; "I never thought
my films would find a large audience": William Friedkin interviewed / A. J. Goldmann
; We need an exorcist! / Maureen Dowd ; No sympathy for the devil: The Exorcist director
William Friedkin looks back / Kory Grow ; Index.
