Kazan on Directing
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307277046 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He graduated from Williams College and attended the Yale School of Drama before joining the Group Theatre. He was the founder of the Actors Studio, and he won three Tony Awards for direction (for All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and J.B.) and two Academy Awards (for Gentleman’s Agreement and
From these writings we learn, for example, the extent to which Williams depended on the kindness and insight of Kazan to birth his masterpieces and also the limits of that dependence. This fascinating book collects Kazan’s notes and journal entries associated with those seminal works as well as his notes on his productions of many lesser or, at least, less successful works by Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and others, including Thornton Wilder, Archibald MacLeish, and Maxwell Anderson. We learn from Kazan’s journal entries how self-lacerating his criticism of his own artistic missteps could be. Also included is Kazan’s fine essay on the craft of directi
And in the final section, “The Pleasures of Directing”—written during Kazan’s final years—he becomes a wise old pro offering advice and insight for budding artists, writers, actors, and directors.. Elia Kazan was the twentieth century’s most celebrated director of both stage and screen, and this monumental, revelatory book shows us the master at work. Kazan’s list of Broadway and Hollywood successes—A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, On the Waterfront, to name a few—is a testament to his profound impact on the art of directing. This remarkable book, drawn from his notebooks, letters, interviews, and autobiography, reveals Kazan’s method: how he uncovered the “spine,” or core, of each script; how he analyzed each piece in terms of his own experience; and how he determined the specifics of his production
"Amazing Book! - Both amazingly inspirational, passionate and at the same time very precise and rational" according to Mindia Chlaidze. The Book is amazing! for a number of reasons: first of all the great author. Despite some controversy over 1952's affair Kazan remains one of the best American directors ever Just like another great director Sidney Lumet comments on the book - reading it really feels like having a deep interesting conversation with the author, that alone is one hell of a rar. Great for film lovers, and filmmakers! Rarely has a book on film said so much in so little space. First, it is mostly Kazan's voice we hear. Secondly, the book is finely organized, offering editorial comments and questions,letters from Kazan countering with his lively answers to these and elaborating on his views, separate sections as director of stage and film (the book actually comes in two par. Three Stars Mark C Enders good