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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100307277046
ISBN-139780307277046
eBay Product ID (ePID)74201804
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Book TitleKazan on Directing
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTheater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Theater / Direction & Production, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / Direction & Production
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorElia Kazan
FormatTrade Paperback
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Reviews"A wonderfully conflicted yet curiously confident self-portrait of a great director. . . . Before starting to direct a new play or movie, Elia Kazan would purchase a little school notebook and, as rehearsals and early performances proceeded, fill it with his thoughts. Taken together, these notebooks constitute a unique (and as far as I know unparalleled) record of an uncommonly passionate and acute directorial mind at work, and in edited form, they are the fascinating and unsparing core ofKazan on Directing" -Richard Schickel,Los Angeles Times "A comprehensive survey of Kazan's directorial genius. . . . This book is a lot of things. It is a fascinating account of how a master director works, much of it in detailed passages too long to quote. It offers abundant insight into the unique psyche and mentality of a genius. It affords often shocking revelations of the prudishness and parochialism of yesterday's Hollywood. It sheds light on well-known actors. It is also, quite simply, a good read, as when Kazan says a director must know 'how to direct a chicken to enter a room on cue. I had that problem once and I am ashamed to tell you how I did it.' Left unexplained, this stimulates the imagination. Not a bad thing for a book to do." -John Simon, The New Criterion "Remarkable . . . a portrait of the artist in his own words as he planned (and plotted, too, in what we see was his conspiratorial style) how best to bring a play or film to life. . . .Kazan on Directingis much more than just a seminal director's paean to his craft: It is a marvelous dissection and explanation of how Kazan brought to life some of America' s greatest pieces of drama, and at what personal price." -Eric Lax, truthdig.com "Unusually entertaining . . . partially because it has a continuing theme: relentless and unyielding self-examination . . . Does the book confirm [Kazan's] greatness with actors? Oh, yeah. . . . It's not just his insights, it's the incisive way he expresses them. . . . Kazan's energies may have lagged, but not his great gifts." Scott Eyman,New York Observer "This is Kazan the professional speaking, a giant of the Method spilling his secrets. We are granted admission to the inner sanctum, and made privy to his creative process in the most intimate details. . . . An indispensable resource for anyone hoping to understand the direction of actors and the differences between stage and screen direction in the molten middle of the 20th century. . . . Styles may have changed, but Kazan still has plenty to say about directing that remains revelatory and instructive today." John Patterson,Directors Guild of America Quarterly "Includes surprising revelations . . . Given Kazan's tremendous stature in 20th-century drama, this is an essential purchase for most large film and theater collections." Library Journal "Fascinating . . . There is no denying that Kazan was an important artistic force in mid-twentieth-century America. An invaluable resource for American theater and film aficionados." Booklist(starred revie, "To read this book is to sit with Kazan as he talks about his work. You feel his energy, devotion, and openness. You are given rare and fascinating access to the insights and techniques of a great director." -Sidney Lumet "Kazan stands alone in his work both on stage and screen. This book provides an excellent opportunity to deepen our understanding of Kazan's achievements." -Alec Baldwin "A fascinating account of how a master director works. . . . It is also, quite simply, a good read." - The New Criterion "A wonderfully conflicted yet curiously confident self-portrait of a great director." - Los Angeles Times "Unusually entertaining . . . It's not just his insights, it's the incisive way he expresses them." - New York Observer "This is Kazan the professional speaking, a giant of the Method spilling his secrets. . . . An indispensable resource for anyone hoping to understand the direction of actors and the differences between stage and screen. . . . Revelatory and instructive." - Directors Guild of America Quarterly " Kazan on Directing displays Kazan's interpretive genius at work, analyzing each major play and movie, working with writers on scripts and actors on interpretations. . . . Invaluable." - The Providence Journal "[Kazan] may be the most influential director of his time after Hitchcock. . . . If only every living American director would read this.." - The Buffalo News "Remarkable. . . . A portrait of the artist in his own words. . . . A marvelous dissection and explanation of how Kazan brought to life some of America's greatest pieces of drama, and at what personal price." -Eric Lax, truthdig.com "Elia Kazan possessed a treasure trove of knowledge about acting and storytelling. What a gift it is to have his ideas between covers in Kazan on Directing -a wonderful compilation of Kazan's shrewd insights and vast experience." -George Stevens, Jr. "Kazan has been called the greatest actor's director. In this illuminating book he details his methods. A must-read for everyone in show business." -Carroll Baker "[This] riveting book is Kazan talking to us-pushing us, lifting us, motivating us. Every student of stage and film should read it." -Karl Malden "[Kazan's] experience as an actor in the Group Theatre helped train him to become one of the greatest directors of actors in the twentieth century. This amazing book demonstrates his rich understanding of the actor as an artist." -Ellen Adler, Stella Adler Studio of Acting "Astounding. . . . I have never, ever read anything as clear and personal and detailed (not to mention well-written) as this book. . . . I devoured it." -André Bishop, Artistic Director, Lincoln Center Theater, "A wonderfully conflicted yet curiously confident self-portrait of a great director. . . . Before starting to direct a new play or movie, Elia Kazan would purchase a little school notebook and, as rehearsals and early performances proceeded, fill it with his thoughts. Taken together, these notebooks constitute a unique (and as far as I know unparalleled) record of an uncommonly passionate and acute directorial mind at work, and in edited form, they are the fascinating and unsparing core ofKazan on Directing." -Richard Schickel,Los Angeles Times "Unusually entertaining . . . partially because it has a continuing theme: relentless and unyielding self-examination . . . Does the book confirm [Kazan's] greatness with actors? Oh, yeah. . . . It's not just his insights, it's the incisive way he expresses them. . . . Kazan's energies may have lagged, but not his great gifts." Scott Eyman,New York Observer "This is Kazan the professional speaking, a giant of the Method spilling his secrets. We are granted admission to the inner sanctum, and made privy to his creative process in the most intimate details. . . . An indispensable resource for anyone hoping to understand the direction of actors and the differences between stage and screen direction in the molten middle of the 20th century. . . . Styles may have changed, but Kazan still has plenty to say about directing that remains revelatory and instructive today." John Patterson,Directors Guild of America Quarterly "Includes surprising revelations . . . Given Kazan's tremendous stature in 20th-century drama, this is an essential purchase for most large film and theater collections." Library Journal "Fascinating . . . There is no denying that Kazan was an important artistic force in mid-twentieth-century America. An invaluable resource for American theater and film aficionados." Booklist(starred review) "What this bookfull of Kazan on his plays and filmscan't help but restore is the thoroughness and penetration of the man who may be the most influential director of his time after Hitchcock. Along with his extraordinary autobiographyA Life,they comprise a unique cinematic self-explication. If only every living American director would read this." -Jeff Simon,The Buffalo News "To read this book is to sit with Kazan as he talks about his work. You feel his energy, devotion, and openness. You are given rare and fascinating access to the insights and techniques of a great director." -Sidney Lumet "Elia Kazan possessed a treasure trove of knowledge about acting and storytelling. What a gift it is to have his ideas between covers inKazan on Directinga wonderful compilation of Kazan's shrewd insights and vast experience." George Stevens, Jr. "Kazan has been called the greatest actor's director. In this illuminating book he details his methods. A must-read for everyone in show business." Carro, "A wonderfully conflicted yet curiously confident self-portrait of a great director. . . . Before starting to direct a new play or movie, Elia Kazan would purchase a little school notebook and, as rehearsals and early performances proceeded, fill it with his thoughts. Taken together, these notebooks constitute a unique (and as far as I know unparalleled) record of an uncommonly passionate and acute directorial mind at work, and in edited form, they are the fascinating and unsparing core ofKazan on Directing." -Richard Schickel,Los Angeles Times "Remarkable . . . a portrait of the artist in his own words as he planned (and plotted, too, in what we see was his conspiratorial style) how best to bring a play or film to life. . . .Kazan on Directingis much more than just a seminal director's paean to his craft: It is a marvelous dissection and explanation of how Kazan brought to life some of America's greatest pieces of drama, and at what personal price." -Eric Lax "Unusually entertaining . . . partially because it has a continuing theme: relentless and unyielding self-examination . . . Does the book confirm [Kazan's] greatness with actors? Oh, yeah. . . . It's not just his insights, it's the incisive way he expresses them. . . . Kazan's energies may have lagged, but not his great gifts." Scott Eyman,New York Observer "This is Kazan the professional speaking, a giant of the Method spilling his secrets. We are granted admission to the inner sanctum, and made privy to his creative process in the most intimate details. . . . An indispensable resource for anyone hoping to understand the direction of actors and the differences between stage and screen direction in the molten middle of the 20th century. . . . Styles may have changed, but Kazan still has plenty to say about directing that remains revelatory and instructive today." John Patterson,Directors Guild of America Quarterly "Includes surprising revelations . . . Given Kazan's tremendous stature in 20th-century drama, this is an essential purchase for most large film and theater collections." Library Journal "Fascinating . . . There is no denying that Kazan was an important artistic force in mid-twentieth-century America. An invaluable resource for American theater and film aficionados." Booklist(starred review) "What this bookfull of Kazan on his plays and filmscan't help but restore is the thoroughness and penetration of the man who may be the most influential director of his time after Hitchcock. Along with his extraordinary autobiographyA Life,they comprise a unique cinematic self-explication. If only every living American director would read this." -Jeff Simon,The Buffalo News "To read this book is to sit with Kazan as he talks about his work. You feel his energy, devotion, and openness. You are given rare and fascinating access to the insights and techniques of a great director." -Sidney Lumet "Elia Kazan possessed a treasure trove of knowledge about acting and storytelling. What a gift it is to have his ideas between covers inKazan on Directinga wonderful compilation of, "To read this book is to sit with Kazan as he talks about his work. You feel his energy, devotion, and openness. You are given rare and fascinating access to the insights and techniques of a great director." --Sidney Lumet "Kazan stands alone in his work both on stage and screen. This book provides an excellent opportunity to deepen our understanding of Kazan's achievements." --Alec Baldwin "A fascinating account of how a master director works. . . . It is also, quite simply, a good read." -- The New Criterion "A wonderfully conflicted yet curiously confident self-portrait of a great director." -- Los Angeles Times "Unusually entertaining . . . It's not just his insights, it's the incisive way he expresses them." -- New York Observer "This is Kazan the professional speaking, a giant of the Method spilling his secrets. . . . An indispensable resource for anyone hoping to understand the direction of actors and the differences between stage and screen. . . . Revelatory and instructive." -- Directors Guild of America Quarterly " Kazan on Directing displays Kazan's interpretive genius at work, analyzing each major play and movie, working with writers on scripts and actors on interpretations. . . . Invaluable." -- The Providence Journal "[Kazan] may be the most influential director of his time after Hitchcock. . . . If only every living American director would read this.." -- The Buffalo News "Remarkable. . . . A portrait of the artist in his own words. . . . A marvelous dissection and explanation of how Kazan brought to life some of America's greatest pieces of drama, and at what personal price." --Eric Lax, truthdig.com "Elia Kazan possessed a treasure trove of knowledge about acting and storytelling. What a gift it is to have his ideas between covers in Kazan on Directing --a wonderful compilation of Kazan's shrewd insights and vast experience." --George Stevens, Jr. "Kazan has been called the greatest actor's director. In this illuminating book he details his methods. A must-read for everyone in show business." --Carroll Baker "[This] riveting book is Kazan talking to us--pushing us, lifting us, motivating us. Every student of stage and film should read it." --Karl Malden "[Kazan's] experience as an actor in the Group Theatre helped train him to become one of the greatest directors of actors in the twentieth century. This amazing book demonstrates his rich understanding of the actor as an artist." --Ellen Adler, Stella Adler Studio of Acting "Astounding. . . . I have never, ever read anything as clear and personal and detailed (not to mention well-written) as this book. . . . I devoured it." --André Bishop, Artistic Director, Lincoln Center Theater, "To read this book is to sit with Kazan as he talks about his work. You feel his energy, devotion, and openness. You are given rare and fascinating access to the insights and techniques of a great director." -Sidney Lumet "Kazan stands alone in his work both on stage and screen. This book provides an excellent opportunity to deepen our understanding of Kazan's achievements." -Alec Baldwin "A fascinating account of how a master director works. . . . It is also, quite simply, a good read." -The New Criterion "A wonderfully conflicted yet curiously confident self-portrait of a great director." -Los Angeles Times "Unusually entertaining . . . It's not just his insights, it's the incisive way he expresses them." -New York Observer "This is Kazan the professional speaking, a giant of the Method spilling his secrets. . . . An indispensable resource for anyone hoping to understand the direction of actors and the differences between stage and screen. . . . Revelatory and instructive." -Directors Guild of America Quarterly "Kazan on Directingdisplays Kazan's interpretive genius at work, analyzing each major play and movie, working with writers on scripts and actors on interpretations. . . . Invaluable." -The Providence Journal "[Kazan] may be the most influential director of his time after Hitchcock. . . . If only every living American director would read this.." -The Buffalo News "Remarkable. . . . A portrait of the artist in his own words. . . . A marvelous dissection and explanation of how Kazan brought to life some of America's greatest pieces of drama, and at what personal price." -Eric Lax, truthdig.com "Elia Kazan possessed a treasure trove of knowledge about acting and storytelling. What a gift it is to have his ideas between covers inKazan on Directing-a wonderful compilation of Kazan's shrewd insights and vast experience." -George Stevens, Jr. "Kazan has been called the greatest actor's director. In this illuminating book he details his methods. A must-read for everyone in show business." -Carroll Baker "[This] riveting book is Kazan talking to us-pushing us, lifting us, motivating us. Every student of stage and film should read it." -Karl Malden "[Kazan's] experience as an actor in the Group Theatre helped train him to become one of the greatest directors of actors in the twentieth century. This amazing book demonstrates his rich understanding of the actor as an artist." -Ellen Adler, Stella Adler Studio of Acting "Astounding. . . . I have never, ever read anything as clear and personal and detailed (not to mention well-written) as this book. . . . I devoured it." -AndrÉ Bishop, Artistic Director, Lincoln Center Theater
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Dewey Decimal791.430233
Table Of ContentForeword by John Lahr Preface by Martin Scorsese Introduction by Robert Cornfield THE DIRECTOR'S NOTES PLAYS For the Group Theatre Style and Spine, Style in the Theatre, Quiet City Hot Nocturne The Skin of Our Teeth Dunnigan's Daughter Truckline Café All My Sons A Streetcar Named Desire Death of a Salesman Camino Real Cat on a Hot Tin Roof J.B. Sweet Bird of Youth SHORT TAKES The Young Go First; Casey Jones; It's Up to You;One Touch of Venus; Jacobowsky and the Colonel; Deep Are the Roots; Tea and Sympathy;The Dark at the Top of the Stairs; After the Fall;The Changeling; The Chain FILMS A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Boomerang! Gentleman's Agreement Panic in the Streets A Streetcar Named Desire Viva Zapata! On the Waterfront East of Eden Baby Doll A Face in the Crowd Wild River Splendor in the Grass America America The Arrangement The Last Tycoon SHORT TAKES Sea of Grass; Pinky; Man on a Tightrope; The Visitors THE PLEASURES OF DIRECTING On What Makes a Director The Pleasures of Directing Afterword by Robert Cornfield Chronology Bibliography Notes Acknowledgments Index
SynopsisElia 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. 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. 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.
LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.P7K39 2010
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