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Although Luis Bunuel, one of the great filmmakers of the century,
was notoriously reluctant to discuss his own work in public, he
wrote--and wrote well--on many subjects over the years. This
collection proceeds chronologically, from poetry and short stories
written in Bunuel's youth in Spain to an essay written in 1980, not
long before his death. Newly translated into English, the writings
offer startling insights into the filmmaker's life and thought.
The earliest pieces came well before Bunuel joined the Surrealist
movement in Paris and created the landmark film "Un chien andalou"
with Salvador Dali. Yet these and the early Surrealist writings
reveal the inventiveness of the mind that would later create such
masterpieces of cinema as "L'Age d'or," "Los olvidados,"
"Viridiana," "The Milky Way," "The Discreet Charm of the
Bourgeoisie," and "That Obscure Object of Desire."
Later writings, which include screenplays and reflections on his
own and others' films, illuminate many aspects of Bunuel's career,
as well as the ways of thinking and perceiving that underlie his
unique cinematic style. The final essay by this extraordinary
artist sums up his view of the world--still vibrant and full of
contradictions--at the end of his life.
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Hollywood - Mecca of the Movies (Hardcover)
Blaise Cendrars; Translated by Garrett White; Introduction by Garrett White; Illustrated by Jean Guerin
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Blaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men
of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper
"Paris-Soir". Already a well-known poet, Cendrars was a celebrity
journalist whose perceptive dispatches from the American dream
factory captivated millions. These articles were later published as
"Hollywood: Mecca of the Movies", which has since appeared in many
languages. Remarkably, this is its first translation into English.
Hollywood in 1936 was crowded with stars, moguls, directors,
scouts, and script girls. Though no stranger to filmmaking (he had
worked with director Abel Gance), Cendrars was spurned by the
industry greats with whom he sought to hobnob. His response was to
invent a wildly funny Hollywood of his own, embellishing his
adventures and mixing them with black humor, star anecdotes, and
wry social commentary. Part diary, part tall tale, this book
records Cendrars' experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its
studios and hottest clubs. His impressions of the town's drifters,
star-crazed sailors, and undiscovered talent are recounted in a
personal, conversational style that anticipates the 'new
journalism' of writers such as Tom Wolfe. Perfectly complemented by
his friend Jean Guerin's witty drawings, and following the
tradition of European travel writing, Cendrars' 'little book about
Hollywood' offers an astute, entertaining look at 1930s America as
reflected in its unique movie mecca.
A dark, fast-paced proletarian novel originally published in 1949,
Thieves' Market was written out of the author's youthful
experiences as a trucker carrying produce to the packing houses of
California's Central Valley. Immigrant Nick Garcos, like his father
before him, becomes an independent trucker, soon landing in the
brutal and crooked underworld of the produce markets of San
Francisco, Oakland, Stockton, and Los Angeles. This title is
part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates
University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate
the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing
on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality,
peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1949.
A dark, fast-paced proletarian novel originally published in 1949,
Thieves' Market was written out of the author's youthful
experiences as a trucker carrying produce to the packing houses of
California's Central Valley. Immigrant Nick Garcos, like his father
before him, becomes an independent trucker, soon landing in the
brutal and crooked underworld of the produce markets of San
Francisco, Oakland, Stockton, and Los Angeles. This title is
part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates
University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate
the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing
on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality,
peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1949.
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