| Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films Contributor(s): Haskell, Molly (Author), Heller, Johnny (Narrated by), Perrin, Jo Anna (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1515905306 ISBN-13: 9781515905301 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Performing Arts | Individual Director - Biography & Autobiography | Rich & Famous |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 5.5" (0.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Everything about me is in my films," Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker, Molly Haskell explores the full range of Spielberg's works for the light they shine upon the man himself. Through such powerhouse hits as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones, to less-appreciated movies like Empire of the Sun, to the haunting Schindler's List, Haskell shows how Spielberg's uniquely evocative filmmaking and story-telling reveal the many ways in which his life, work, and times are entwined. Organizing chapters around specific films, the distinguished critic discusses how Spielberg's childhood in non-Jewish suburbs, his parents' traumatic divorce, his return to Judaism upon his son's birth, and other events echo in his work. She offers a brilliant portrait of the extraordinary director-a small, unhappy boy living through his imagination who grew into a man whose openness, generosity of spirit, and creativity have enchanted audiences for more than forty years. |
Contributor Bio(s): Haskell, Molly: - Molly Haskell is a film critic and the author of four previous books, including Love and Other Infectious Diseases and Frankly, My Dear: "Gone with the Wind" Revisited. She writes and lectures widely on film. Molly lives in New York City.Heller, Johnny: - Johnny Heller has earned over twenty-five Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, including one for Closing Time by Joe Queenan, and has won two Audie Awards and many more nominations. Named one of the Top Fifty Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile, he has recorded over seven hundred titles.Perrin, Jo Anna: - Jo Anna Perrin is an accomplished actor who has appeared in film and television, as well as on stage in New York, Los Angeles, and regionally. The narrator of numerous audiobooks, Jo Anna has garnered critical praise from AudioFile magazine, Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. |