More than any other director, Francis Coppola exemplifies the drive and invention of modern American cinema. Acclaimed since his first Godfather movie in 1972, he went on to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes for The Conversation and to make an unforgettable impact on audiences worldwide with the gripping Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now. Along with major blockbusters, he has also launched actors' careers including those of Nicholas Cage and Tom Cruise. Since the turn of the new millennium, Coppola has returned to his roots - to the low-budget, personal film, written and directed without the involvement of the major Hollywood studios. He has also encouraged the work of other talented film-makers - from his daughter Sofia to the Brazilian director Walter Salles and Robert De Niro. In 2010 he was awarded his sixth Oscar. Talking exclusively to Peter Cowie for this updated edition of the biography, Coppola looks back on the past twenty years, and reflects on his much-cherished independence, as well as on the state of modern cinema.

Coppola

Arts & Photography

Peter Cowie

Performing Arts

Andre Deutsch Ltd.

Sweden: v. 1 (Screen)

Zwemmer

Ingmar Bergman: A Critical Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Secker Warburg

Sweden

A. S. Barnes & Company, Incorporated

The story of the evolution of Francis Ford Coppola's trilogy of gangster films which began with "The Godfather" in 1972. Peter Cowie's account is based on access to Coppola's archives, and also interviews with him and other relevant people.

Godfather' Book

Humor & Entertainment

Television

Faber Paperbacks

Presenting a survey of film-making trends, achievements and personalities, this is a guide the world of cinema which has been published annually for more than three decades. It includes illustrated reports from 65 countries and appraisals of its five Directors of the Year - Pedro Almodovar, Patrice Lecomte, Gus Van Sant, Michael Winterbottom and John Woo. There are also updated sections devoted to film festivals, film schools, film archives and film music.

The " Variety" International Film Guide: 1999

Published annually for over 30 years, this sourcebook for the international cinema scene includes reports from more than 70 countries. The core of the text contains assessments of the year past and the year to come. It includes a checklist of new and forthcoming releases, useful addresses and stills from the latest films. Other sections of the guide include awards, festivals, film archives, film schools, bookshops and memorabilia, books, magazines and new technologies. The guide also features illustrated articles on five Directors of the Year, with this year's edition focusing on Spike Lee (USA), Takeshi Kitano (Japan), Soren Kragh-Jacobsen (Denmark), Danny Boyle (UK) and David Mamet (USA).

The " Variety" International Film Guide 2000

Faber and Faber Ltd.

Reference

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Charles Scribner`s Sons

Louise Brooks has become one of the most spectacular icons of early cinema. Her distinctive "bob" haircut looks as modern as they did when she first appeared in films in 1925. Louise Brooks was born on November 14, 1906 in Cherryvale, Kansas, and by eighteen had established herself as a dancer with the Ziegfeld Follies, and was receiving film offers from both MGM and Paramount. In 1928, she starred in William Wellman's Beggars of Life. Meanwhile she was mingling with the high and mighty of Hollywood, having a passionate affair with Charlie Chaplin, spending weekends at William Randolph Hearst's castle and captivating such men as William S. Paley, the founder of CBS. Her brief, yet spectacular role in Howard Hawks' A Girl in Every Port impressed G.W. Pabst, the German maestro who was seeking an actress for his upcoming production, Pandora's Box. He rejected Marlene Dietrich in favor of Brooks, who went to Berlin and made not only Pandora's Box but also Diary of a Lost Girl, forever ensuring her status as a screen icon.This exquisitely produced album celebrates Lulu with rare film footage stills, private photos, letters, interviews, and text by renowned film critic Peter Cowie, exploring this influential cult figure and abiding symbol of the Jazz Age.

Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever

Rizzoli

With each passing decade, the stature of "The Godfather" grows not just among film buffs but also among audiences throughout the world discovering, or re-viewing, the film on television and DVD. In repeated polls, Coppola's masterpiece is ranked among the two or three greatest films ever brought to the screen. This saga of an Italian-American family and its immersion in Mafia traditions has been imitated and satirised - but never equalled. How to explain the enduring appeal of "The Godfather", and its two sequels? This book concentrates on the elements that combined, against all odds, to make the Paramount production so successful when it appeared in 1972: the screenplay from Mario Puzo's bestselling novel; a cast of actors who, apart from Marlon Brando, had not yet achieved celebrity; the vivid locations in New York and Sicily; and the inspired direction of Francis Ford Coppola (only 31 years old when shooting commenced). Containing many previously unseen behind-the-scene images from the Paramount Archives, this book is also unique in containing over 15 facsimile documents.

Godfather Treasures: The Official Motion Picture Archives

Carlton Publishing Group

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