The Film That Changed My Life by Robert K Elder
The movie that inspired filmmakers to direct is like the atomic bomb that went off before their eyes. The Film That Changed My Lifecaptures that epiphany. It explores 30 directors' love of a film they saw at a particularly formative moment, how it influenced their own works, and how it made them think differently.
Rebel Without a Causeinspired John Woo to comb his hair and talk like James Dean. For Richard Linklater, "something was simmering in me, but Raging Bullbrought it to a boil." Apocalypse Nowinspired Danny Boyle to make larger-than-life films. A single line from The Wizard of Oz--"Who could ever have thought a good little girl like you could destroy all my beautiful wickedness?"--had a direct impact on John Waters. "That line inspired my life," Waters says. "I sometimes say it to myself before I go to sleep, like a prayer."
In this volume, directors as diverse as John Woo, Peter Bogdanovich, Michel Gondry, and Kevin Smith examine classic movies that inspired them to tell stories. Here are 30 inspired and inspiring discussions of classic films that shaped the careers of today's directors and, in turn, cinema history.
"Elder has done us all a favor: Read this book, then go to your video store or to Netflix and see for yourself why these movies made the cut!" --Lawrence Grobel, author, Al Pacino: in Conversation and The Art of the Interview
"A great and provocative read. The wonderful thing about being a critic or a lifelong movie lover is that life changes all the time in relation to the spells being cast on the screen. Elder's book honors that alchemic relationship many times over. It's addictive." --Michael Phillips, film critic, Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder is the author of The Mixtape of My Life and Hidden Hemingway, among other works. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Salon.com, and a variety of other media. He is the creator of Odd Hours Media and has previously worked for Sun-Times Media and Crain Communications. He is based in Chicago and writes there.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781556528255 |
| ISBN 10 | 1556528256 |
| Title | The Film That Changed My Life |
| Author | Robert K Elder |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
| Year published | 2011-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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