Elia Kazan: A Biography[伊利亚·卡赞传]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Richard Schickel 著
• 出版社 Harper
• 出版时间 2005-11
• ISBN 9780060195793
• 定价 246.50元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 544页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

FewfiguresinfilmandtheaterhistorytowerlikeEliaKazan.Bornin1909toGreekparentsinIstanbul,Turkey,hearrivedinAmericawithincomparablevisionanddrive,andbythe1950shewasthemostimportantandinfluentialdirectorinthenation,simultaneouslydominatingboththeaterandfilm.HisproductionsofAStreetcarNamedDesireandDeathofaSalesmanreshapedthevaluesofthestage.Hisfilms--mostnotablyOntheWaterfront--broughtanewrealismandanewintensityofperformancetothemovies.Kazan'scareerspannedtimesofenormouschangeinhisadoptedcountry,andhisworkaffiliatedhimwithmanyofAmerica'sgreatartisticmomentsandfigures,fromNewYorkCity'sGroupTheatreofthe1930stotherebelliousforefrontof1950sHollywood;fromKatharineHepburnandSpencerTracytoMarlonBrandoandJamesDean.Ebullientandsecretive,boldandself-doubting,belovedyetreviledfor"namingnames"beforetheHouseUn-AmericanActivitiesCommittee,Kazanwasanindividualascomplexandfascinatingasanyhedirected.Hehaslongdeservedabiographyasshrewdandsympatheticasthisone.IntheelectrifyingEliaKazan,notedfilmhistorianandcriticRichardSchickelilluminatesmuchmorethanasingleastonishinglifeandlife'swork:Hepaysdiscerningtributetothepoweroftheaterandfilm,andcastsanewlightonsixcrucialdecadesofAmericanhistory.

【作者简介】

RichardBachworkedasanAirForcetacticalfighterpilot,amotionpicturestuntpilot,anaviationtechnicalwriter,andaflightinstructorbeforebecomingoneoftheworld'sbestsellingauthors.HelivesinthePacificNorthwest.