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A unique insight into the creative processes of one of the world’s greatest film-makers, from his first shorts to his most recent masterpieces, through interviews given throughout his career to his friend Michael Henry Wilson, starting in 1974

Michael Henry Wilson

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Specifications

Hardback
English
280 x 230 mm, 11 x 9 in
320 pp
350 colour illustrations, 50 black and white illustrations
ISBN-13: 9782866427023
ISBN-10: 2866427025

Overview

A unique insight into the creative processes of one of the world’s greatest film-makers, from his first shorts to his most recent masterpieces, through interviews given throughout his career to his friend Michael Henry Wilson, starting in 1974
Exceptionally full documentation from his personal archives, including family photographs, photographs taken on set, original scripts, sketches, notes and storyboards
A key reference work for both the many fans of the director of Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976) and Casino (1995), and for industry professionals looking for keys to the master’s work
His recent films (The Departed, 2006; Shutter Island, 2010) have enjoyed major popular and critical success
Includes a biography and a complete filmography

In The Press

'In this very personal book [Scorsese] explains just what drives him.' The Daily Express

About the author(s)

Based in Los Angeles, Michael Henry Wilson is a filmmaker and film historian. He is a regular contributor to the magazine Positif and has published many books, including A personal journey with Martin Scorsese through American movies (1997). His two passions – cinema and history – come together in his screenplays (Alan Rudolph’s Investigating Sex, 2001) and his own films (In Search Of Kundun, 1998). After completing an intimate portrait of Eastwood in Clint Eastwood, A Life In Film (2007), he made The Challenge of Reconciliation (2009), a film devoted to Nelson Mandela and the transformation of South Africa, in which Eastwood himself plays a key role.