Roman Polanski (eBook)

Behind the Scenes of His Classic Early Films

Jordan R. Young (Autor)

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2022
272 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (USA) (Verlag)
979-8-216-31447-9 (ISBN)

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Between his 1962 debut A Knife in the Water and the 1968 blockbuster Rosemary's Baby, Roman Polanski directed three movies-Repulsion, Cul-de-Sac, and Dance of the Vampires (a.k.a. The Fearless Vampire Killers)-that remain a crucial but too often overlooked piece of his filmography. In this remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the director's early output, Jordan Young gives us a revealing look at Polanski at work in the years before his rise to global renown. Drawing on new research and interviews with principals on both sides of the camera-including direct access to the director-Young shares eye-opening, freshly unearthed details. We witness Polanski making movies under some of the worst possible conditions, contending with financing nightmares (both Repulsion and Cul-de-Sac were underwritten by exploitation-film peddlers), poisonous enmities amongst cast and crew, and collaborators who, in the director's words, "e;did their best to make me feel like a monster."e; Polanski the provocateur is in full view here, placing actors in physical peril and deploying such unusual methods as slaughtering chickens to provide real blood for a death scene. While never shying away from unflattering or shocking details, Young still provides a nuanced and measured portrait of his subject-a rare look at a controversial artist in the act of creation.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.12.2022
• Vorwort: Ewa Mazierska
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• ISBN-13: 979-8-216-31447-9 / 9798216314479