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Subject: Entertainment & Performing Arts, American / General, Film / History & Criticism Item Height: 0.7 in Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography ISBN: 9780252036859 Format: Hardcover height: 0.7 in width: 5.8 in Language: English Book Title: Philip Kaufman Item Weight: 15.7 Oz Publication Name: Philip Kaufman Publisher: University of Illinois Press Type: Textbook Author: Annette Insdorf Item Length: 8.5 in Number of Pages: 176 Pages Item Width: 5.8 in Publication Year: 2012 Series: Contemporary Film Directors Ser.

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Philip Kaufman, Hardcover by Insdorf, Annette, Like New Used, Free shipping i.... In this study, Annette Insdorf argues that the stylistic and philosophical richness of Kaufman's cinema makes him a versatile auteur. She demonstrates Kaufman's skill at adaptation, how he finds the precise cinematic device for a story drawn from seemingly unadaptable sources, and how his eye translates the authorial voice from books that serve as inspiration for his films. Philip Kaufman, Hardcover by Insdorf, Annette, ISBN 0252036859, ISBN-13 9780252036859, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US American director Philip Kaufman is hard to pin down: a visual stylist who is truly literate, a San Franciscan who often makes European films, he is an accessible storyteller with a sophisticated touch. Celebrated for his vigorous, sexy, and reflective cinema, Kaufman is best known for his masterpiece The Unbearable Lightness of Being and the astronaut saga The Right Stuff. His latest film, Hemingway & Gellhorn (premiering May 2012 on HBO), stars Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen. In this study, Annette Insdorf argues that the stylistic and philosophical richness of Kaufman's cinema makes him a versatile auteur. She demonstrates Kaufman's skill at adaptation, how he finds the precise cinematic device for a story drawn from seemingly unadaptable sources, and how his eye translates the authorial voice from books that serve as inspiration for his films. Closely analyzing his movies to date (including Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Wanderers, and Quills ), Insdorf links them by exploring the recurring and resonant themes of sensuality, artistic creation, codes of honor, and freedom from manipulation. While there is no overarching label or bold signature that can be applied to his oeuvre, she illustrates the consistency of themes, techniques, images, and concerns that permeates all of Kaufman's works.