jjares reviewed Hollywood's Most Influential Directors: The Lives and Legacies of Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Stanley Kubrick on + 3255 more book reviews
Before reading this fascinating explanation of Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, and Stanley Kubrick, I knew little about any of these fine directors. Actually, I knew the most about Hitchcock because he was making his greatest films during my movie-going days.
I thought each story told about the personal side, the public side and the professional side of each director. It was interesting to see how each man evaluated his own work -- and his own life. I knew that Orson was considered to be a has-been by the age of 26 (that must be hard to live with such a summation of one's life at such a young age). Everything seemed down-hill after Citizen Kane.
I did not realize that Stanley Kubrick had such a hard time with school work and that his professional output, though significant, was fairly small. I read the whole thing in one sitting because it was so interesting. The ebook offered enough photos to satisfy my need to know who was being discussed.
I thought each story told about the personal side, the public side and the professional side of each director. It was interesting to see how each man evaluated his own work -- and his own life. I knew that Orson was considered to be a has-been by the age of 26 (that must be hard to live with such a summation of one's life at such a young age). Everything seemed down-hill after Citizen Kane.
I did not realize that Stanley Kubrick had such a hard time with school work and that his professional output, though significant, was fairly small. I read the whole thing in one sitting because it was so interesting. The ebook offered enough photos to satisfy my need to know who was being discussed.
