ISBN: 9781578064342

This collection of interviews provides a revealing self-portrait of Martin Ritt (1914?. Ritt's Hollywood career began in 1958 with Edge of the City and ended in 1990 with the release of S… More...

This collection of interviews provides a revealing self-portrait of Martin Ritt (1914?. Ritt's Hollywood career began in 1958 with Edge of the City and ended in 1990 with the release of Stanley and Iris. ). The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Martin Ritt by Gabriel Miller This collection of interviews provides a revealing self-portrait of Martin Ritt, America's preeminent maker of social films. Although he gave mostly boilerplate interviews to the press when promoting a movie, Ritt provided more revealing interviews for seminars, oral histories, and documentary filmmakers. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Includes analyses of all 26 films encompassing 100-years of American life and following the common man through the chronology of social history. From the arrival of the railroads in the West, coalmining, Jack Johnson's rise as first black heavy-weight champ, the TV blacklist, spying and the Cold War, trade unions, and the war in Vietnam, Martin Ritt showed a passionate commitment to social issues. The sixties was the decade of Ritt's most sustained achievement, culminating in his masterpiece, The Molly Maguires, perhaps the finest film ever made on the subject of American labour. Inc. Chronology, Filmography and comprehensive Index. Flap A collection of interviews with one of America's preeminent makers of social films and one of the most sensitive portraitists of the rural South Author Biography Gabriel Miller is chair of the English department at Rutgers University. He is author of Screening the Novel (1980), John Irving (1982), and Clifford Odets (1989). Long Description This collection of interviews provides a revealing self-portrait of Martin Ritt (1914?1990), America's preeminent maker of social films and one of the most sensitive portraitists of the rural South. Ritt's Hollywood career began in 1958 with Edge of the City and ended in 1990 with the release of Stanley and Iris . In all, he directed twenty-six movies, including some of Hollywood's most enduring films? Hud , Hombre , The Spy Who Came in from the Cold , The Brotherhood , The Molly Maguires , The Front , and Norma Rae . Although he gave mostly boilerplate interviews to the press when promoting a movie, Ritt provided more revealing interviews for seminars, oral histories, and documentary filmmakers. The most significant of these, published here for the first time, create a close-up portrait of this distinguished director of plays and films. Ritt speaks eloquently about his years with the Group Theatre and recreates the passion of the director Harold Clurman. He tells how the Group shaped his ideas about art and the communal nature of the theatrical enterprise, which he extended into his work in film. He speaks of his relationship with Clifford Odets and Elia Kazan, and he talks in detail about his experiences with the blacklist, directing and acting in TV during its Golden Age, his career as a theater director, and his experiences working with such actors as Paul Newman, Sally Field, Sophia Loren, Orson Welles, and Robert De Niro. Ritt discusses his philosophy of directing, the place of film in the history of art, his quarrels with ?auteur theory,? and the influence of his politics on his work. Details ISBN1578064341 Short Title MARTIN RITT Publisher University Press of Mississippi Series Conversations with Filmmakers (Paperback) Language English ISBN-10 1578064341 ISBN-13 9781578064342 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2003 Imprint University Press of Mississippi Subtitle Interviews Place of Publication Jackson Country of Publication United States Edited by Gabriel Miller DOI 10.1604/9781578064342 AU Release Date 2003-01-01 NZ Release Date 2003-01-01 UK Release Date 2003-01-01 Author Gabriel Miller Pages 277 Publication Date 2003-01-30 DEWEY 791.430233092 Audience General US Release Date 2003-01-30 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENTPeace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:157045885; , Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9781578064342, Publication Year: 2003, Format: Paperback, Language: English, Book Title: Martin Ritt: Interviews, Item Height: 229mm, Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Item Width: 152mm, Number of Pages: 277 Pages, University Press of Mississippi<

2003, ISBN: 1578064341

[EAN: 9781578064342], Neubuch, [PU: University Press of Mississippi, United States, Jackson], GABRIEL MILLER MARTIN RITT INTERVIEWS CONVERSATIONS WITH FILMMAKERS SERIES HARDCOVER, This co… More...

[EAN: 9781578064342], Neubuch, [PU: University Press of Mississippi, United States, Jackson], GABRIEL MILLER MARTIN RITT INTERVIEWS CONVERSATIONS WITH FILMMAKERS SERIES HARDCOVER, This collection of interviews provides a revealing self-portrait of Martin Ritt (1914-1990), America's preeminent maker of social films and one of the most sensitive portraitists of the rural South. Ritt's Hollywood career began in 1958 with Edge of the City and ended in 1990 with the release of Stanley and Iris. In all, he directed twenty-six movies, including some of Hollywood's most enduring films--Hud, Hombre, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Brotherhood, The Molly Maguires, The Front, and Norma Rae. Although he gave mostly boilerplate interviews to the press when promoting a movie, Ritt provided more revealing interviews for seminars, oral histories, and documentary filmmakers. The most significant of these, published here for the first time, create a close-up portrait of this distinguished director of plays and films. Ritt speaks eloquently about his years with the Group Theatre and recreates the passion of the director Harold Clurman. He tells how the Group shaped his ideas about art and the communal nature of the theatrical enterprise, which he extended into his work in film. He speaks of his relationship with Clifford Odets and Elia Kazan, and he talks in detail about his experiences with the blacklist, directing and acting in TV during its Golden Age, his career as a theater director, and his experiences working with such actors as Paul Newman, Sally Field, Sophia Loren, Orson Welles, and Robert De Niro. Ritt discusses his philosophy of directing, the place of film in the history of art, his quarrels with auteur theory, and the influence of his politics on his work. Gabriel Miller, a professor of English at Rutgers University, is the author of The Films of Martin Ritt: Fanfare for the Common Man (University Press of Mississippi). Articles by him have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, American Book Review, and Literature/Film Quarterly, among other publications. This is a Brand New book, in perfect condition. Quick dispatch., Books<

ISBN: 9781578064342

This collection of interviews provides a revealing self-portrait of Martin Ritt (1914-1990), America's preeminent maker of social films and one of the most sensitive portraitists of the r… More...

This collection of interviews provides a revealing self-portrait of Martin Ritt (1914-1990), America's preeminent maker of social films and one of the most sensitive portraitists of the rural South. Ritt's Hollywood career began in 1958 with Edge of the City and ended in 1990 with the release of Stanley and Iris. In all, he directed twenty-six movies, including some of Hollywood's most enduring films--Hud, Hombre, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Brotherhood, The Molly Maguires, The Front, and Norma Rae. Although he gave mostly boilerplate interviews to the press when promoting a movie, Ritt provided more revealing interviews for seminars, oral histories, and documentary filmmakers. The most significant of these, published here for the first time, create a close-up portrait of this distinguished director of plays and films. Ritt speaks eloquently about his years with the Group Theatre and recreates the passion of the director Harold Clurman. He tells how the Group shaped his ideas about art and the communal nature of the theatrical enterprise, which he extended into his work in film. He speaks of his relationship with Clifford Odets and Elia Kazan, and he talks in detail about his experiences with the blacklist, directing and acting in TV during its Golden Age, his career as a theater director, and his experiences working with such actors as Paul Newman, Sally Field, Sophia Loren, Orson Welles, and Robert De Niro. Ritt discusses his philosophy of directing, the place of film in the history of art, his quarrels with auteur theory, and the influence of his politics on his work. Gabriel Miller, a professor of English at Rutgers University, is the author of The Films of Martin Ritt: Fanfare for the Common Man (University Press of Mississippi). Articles by him have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, American Book Review, and Literature/Film Quarterly, among other publications.; Biography, University Press of Mississippi<

ISBN: 9781578064342

This collection of interviews provides a revealing self-portrait of Martin Ritt (1914-1990), America's preeminent maker of social films and one of the most sensitive portraitists of t… More...

This collection of interviews provides a revealing self-portrait of Martin Ritt (1914-1990), America's preeminent maker of social films and one of the most sensitive portraitists of the rural South. Ritt's Hollywood career began in 1958 with Edge of the City and ended in 1990 with the release of Stanley and Iris. In all, he directed twenty-six movies, including some of Hollywood's most enduring films--Hud, Hombre, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Brotherhood, The Molly Maguires, The Front, and Norma Rae. Although he gave mostly boilerplate interviews to the press when promoting a movie, Ritt provided more revealing interviews for seminars, oral histories, and documentary filmmakers. The most significant of these, published here for the first time, create a close-up portrait of this distinguished director of plays and films. Ritt speaks eloquently about his years with the Group Theatre and recreates the passion of the director Harold Clurman. He tells how the Group shaped his ideas about art and the communal nature of the theatrical enterprise, which he extended into his work in film. He speaks of his relationship with Clifford Odets and Elia Kazan, and he talks in detail about his experiences with the blacklist, directing and acting in TV during its Golden Age, his career as a theater director, and his experiences working with such actors as Paul Newman, Sally Field, Sophia Loren, Orson Welles, and Robert De Niro. Ritt discusses his philosophy of directing, the place of film in the history of art, his quarrels with "auteur theory," and the influence of his politics on his work. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Movies & TV>Film Studies>Film Studies, University Press of Mississippi Core >1<

2003, ISBN: 9781578064342

Interviews, Buch, Softcover, [PU: University Press of Mississippi], University Press of Mississippi, 2003