Touching the Earth by Thich Nhat Hanh

Touching the Earth by Thich Nhat Hanh

A proud Armenian who claimed a distant link to nobility, born in what was then part of czarist Russia, Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987) was one of the most astonishing and confounding figures in American film and theater, directing the original stage productions of>Porgy and Bess, Carousel, and>Oklahoma>, as well as films including>Love Me Tonight, Queen Christina, City Streets, and>Silk Stockings. He was famously fired from the film version of>Porgy and Bess in a dispute over publicity and quit>Cleopatra after arguments over a single scene. Mamoulian's mercurial confidence and autocratic tendencies were among the reasons he had a reputation for being uncompromising. This frustrating mix of genius and stubbornness, of critical successes and financial flops, has proven challenging for biographers.

Kurt Jensen's magisterial volume, extensively researched and filled with trenchant observations, brings to life this charming, flawed, and fascinating man-and demonstrates how the wellspring of his art contained the seeds of his own destruction. Drawing upon Mamoulian's unfinished memoir and voluminous diaries, as well as interviews with the director's surviving collaborators, Jensen delivers fresh and informative insider stories from seminal productions. Meanwhile, he explores Mamoulian's aesthetic principles and strategies as manifested in lighting, choreography, and sound design. A tour de force, Peerless offers readers a multifaceted, in-depth look at an idiosyncratic genius.

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ISBN 13	9781442977679
ISBN 10	1442977671
Titel	Touching the Earth
Autor	Thich Nhat Hanh
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	ReadHowYouWant
Erscheinungsjahr	2009-06-16
Seitenanzahl	184
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