Howard Hawks: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers (Hardcover)) - Softcover

Book 39 of 126: Conversations with Filmmakers

Scott Breivold (editor)

 
9781578068333: Howard Hawks: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers (Hardcover))
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1578068339 ISBN 13: 9781578068333
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, 2006

Synopsis

Howard Hawks (1896-1977) is one of America's great film directors. During a career that spanned fifty years and produced more than forty films, this writer, producer, and director made highly successful movies and managed to maintain remarkable artistic control during a time when studio moguls usually ruled. Hawks conquered virtually every genre, including action/adventure, comedy, western, film noir, gangster, science fiction, and musical films.

The remarkable diversity of his work may have kept Hawks from being as easily recognized as his contemporaries Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford. Hawks brought a unique stamp to all of his films by mixing dramatic and comedic elements, manipulating gender conventions, emphasizing story and dialogue, and eschewing cinematic trickery and sentimentality. His classic oeuvre includes films such as Scarface, Only Angels Have Wings, His Girl Friday, Sergeant York, Bringing Up Baby, The Big Sleep, Red River, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo.

This collection of interviews takes the reader from talks with his admirers in the French press to revealing discussions late in his life. By his own admission, Hawks was above all a storyteller. These interviews are replete with entertaining anecdotes. Howard Hawks: Interviews is a diverse collection offering valuable access to the life and career of one of the most fiercely independent filmmakers in the history of Hollywood.

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About the Author

Scott Breivold is an associate librarian at California State University, Los Angeles, and Director of the library's music and media centre.

From the Back Cover

Interviews with the director of Scarface, Only Angels Have Wings, His Girl Friday, Sergeant York, Bringing Up Baby, The Big Sleep, Red River, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo

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Interviews with the director of Scarface, Only Angels Have Wings, His Girl Friday, Sergeant York, Bringing Up Baby, The Big Sleep, Red River, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Rio Bravo

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Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1578068339
ISBN 13 
9781578068333
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
277

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