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Blake Edwards - Interviews (Paperback)
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Blake Edwards - Interviews (Paperback)
Series: Conversations with Filmmakers Series
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Total price: R987
Discovery Miles: 9 870
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Blake Edwards (1922-2010) was a multitalented, versatile director
constantly exploring who he was, not only in filmmaking but also in
life. Often typecast as a comedy director, he also created
westerns, thrillers, musicals, and heart-wrenching dramas. His
strength as a filmmaker came from his ability to be a triple
threat--writer, director, and producer--allowing him full control
of his films, especially when the studio system failed him.Blake
Edwards: Interviews highlights how the filmmaker created the hugely
successful Pink Panther franchise; his long partnership with
award-winning composer Henry Mancini; his principles of comedy as
influenced by the comic greats of film history, especially silent
comedies; his decades-long marriage and film collaborations with
Julie Andrews; and his unique philosophy of life. Continually
testing his abilities as a writer, which he considered himself to
be above all other professions, Edwards did not hesitate to strip
comedy from films that clearly and purposefully explored other
genres with sharp, dramatic insight. He created thrilling suspense
(Experiment in Terror); rugged westerns (Wild Rovers); riveting
drama (Days of Wine and Roses); and bittersweet romance (Breakfast
at Tiffany's). He also created musicals, Namely Darling Lili and
Victor/Victoria, showcasing the talents of Andrews. In fact, many
of these films have been considered some of Edwards's finest in his
appreciable career. Reinventing himself throughout his sixty-year
career, Edwards found new outlets of expression that fueled his
creativity to the very end. This long-overdue collection of
published interviews explores the ups and downs--and ups again--of
a sometimes flawed but always gifted and often surprising
filmmaker.
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