Tim Burton. An Unauthorized Biography of The Filmmaker

Hanke, Ken

ISBN 10: 1580630464 / ISBN 13: 9781580630467

Published by Renaissance Books, Los Angeles, California, 1999

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First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 250 pages, with photographs. A psychological profile of the intriguing mind behind such hit films as Bettlejuice, Batman, Edward Sissorhands, and Batman Returns. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box. Seller Inventory # 734

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tim Burton. An Unauthorized Biography of The...

Publisher: Renaissance Books, Los Angeles, California

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Tim Burton: An Unauthorized Biography of the Filmmaker is the first in Renaissance Books' directors series, which centers on Hollywood's new breed of risk-taking, successful auteurs. This one focuses on the man behind the films and his meteoric rise in Hollywood.

From the Author:

A Portrait of the Fantasist-Poet of American Suburbia
Tim Burton may just be the most interesting and individual American filmmaker working today-certainly one of the top few most visually gifted-and my attempt with this book was both to explore his films and the very personal, almost secretive, artist himself. The latter proved especially elusive, since the reticent Burton proved very reticent indeed. Moreover, the further I delved into his various interviews and public statements, the more it seemed to me that this obviously sensitive artist had created a persona to hide behind in what was presented to the world as Tim Burton. However, the solution was there all the time-or at least the key to parts of it-in the combination of what that persona revealed when looked at in conjunction with Burton's work and his life. Somewhere in there is the real Tim Burton-fantasist and poet of suburbia. Any true artist (as Burton certainly is) is inevitably more open in his work than in what he says about himself, and this is very much the case, I feel, with Burton. Between his words and what he has created in film lies a great degree of the truth, though many times that truth is more apt to raise questions than to provide clear-cut answers. The result of this approach to him produces a darker, more complex, and possibly slightly disturbing image, but also a more human and solid one. I hope that my efforts to present this portrait of Burton succeed in deepening the understanding and appreciation of this visionary filmmaker.