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British cinema
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Cul-de-sac
Dance of the Vampires
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Donald Pleasence
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Francoise Dorleac
Harold Pinter
Holy Island
Iain Quarrier
Jacqueline Bisset
Knife in the Water
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Lionel Stander
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Sharon Tate
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Waiting for Godot
Product details
- ISBN 9781493067923
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 156 x 232mm
- Publication Date: 15 Dec 2022
- Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Between his 1962 debut A Knife in the Water and the 1968 blockbuster Rosemary’s Baby, Roman Polanski directed three movies—Repulsion, Cul-de-Sac, and Dance of the Vampires (a.k.a. The Fearless Vampire Killers)—that remain a crucial but too often overlooked piece of his filmography. In this remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the director's early output, Jordan Young gives us a revealing look at Polanski at work in the years before his rise to global renown. Drawing on new research and interviews with principals on both sides of the camera—including direct access to the director—Young shares eye-opening, freshly unearthed details. We witness Polanski making movies under some of the worst possible conditions, contending with financing nightmares (both Repulsion and Cul-de-Sac were underwritten by exploitation-film peddlers), poisonous enmities amongst cast and crew, and collaborators who, in the director's words, "did their best to make me feel like a monster." Polanski the provocateur is in full view here, placing actors in physical peril and deploying such unusual methods as slaughtering chickens to provide real blood for a death scene. While never shying away from unflattering or shocking details, Young still provides a nuanced and measured portrait of his subject—a rare look at a controversial artist in the act of creation.
Jordan R. Young is a journalist, film historian, and playwright whose work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, travel guides, and online media. He has written twelve books and more than one thousand articles. His work has been published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. Young has written special material for the Grammy Awards and has served as a consultant for BBC Radio. His plays have been produced Off-Off Broadway and in Hollywood. He is a native of Los Angeles.
