{"product_id":"great-britons-of-stage-and-barbara-roisman-cooper-9781629334035","title":"Great Britons of Stage and Screen: Volume II: Directors in Conversation (hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat Britons of Stage and Screen, Volume II: Directors in Conversation examines the artistic processes of a dozen creators of some of the most important films and stage productions over the last seventy-five years, many of which have received Oscars, BAFTAs, Oliviers, and Tonys. The book provides insights into the lives and works of these professionals: what they do, how they do it, and who inspired them to create some of the greatest works of film and theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat Britons of Stage and Screen, Volume II: Directors in Conversation is Roisman Cooper's fourth book; her others are Straight from the Horse's Mouth with Ronald Neame (2003); Anna Lee: A Memoir (2007), and Great Britons of Stage and Screen: Volume I: In Conversation (2015), a collection of twenty-two interviews with British actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Barbara Roisman Cooper has, over many years, been having in-depth conversations with an extraordinary range of distinguished British film and theatre directors. The result is this remarkable collection, which is not only a welcome source book, it is also a terrific read.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Sir Christopher Frayling, former Rector of the Royal College of Art and Chair of Arts Council England\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Great Britons of Stage and Screen: Directors in Conversation provides surprising insights into the lives of working directors, past and present, an invaluable contribution that transcends scholarship and enriches our cultural knowledge.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Nicholas Meyer, writer-director\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With her talent and inside knowledge as author and teacher of film, Barbara Roisman Cooper commands and coaxes her directors to performance pitch. This is an inspiring book.\"\u003cbr\u003e - John Minoprio, The Old Vicarage Picture House\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These insightful and entertaining conversations with twelve successful British directors will add immensely to the hands-on work in film schools in particular and students of film and theatre at large. If this fine publication by Barbara Roisman Cooper had been available when I was at UCLA, I might have become a director myself instead of a novelist.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Tim Symonds, author; UK member: Society of Authors, Historical Novel Society, and Chartered Institute of Journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Roisman Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629334030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629334035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Barbara Roisman Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126481449215,"sku":"9781629334035","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ab7457f-8246-46e2-a0a2-52f60407972b.jpg?v=1687448435","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-britons-of-stage-and-barbara-roisman-cooper-9781629334035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}