{"product_id":"jonathan-demme-robert-e-kapsis-9781604731187","title":"Jonathan Demme: Interviews","description":"The films of Jonathan Demme (b. 1944) reflect his ebullient personality and are often infused with his love for Caribbean culture, pop music, fashion, and characters who reveal offbeat tastes and depths. He emerged from the 1970s American Renaissance that produced Robert Altman, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, and others. His movies are funny, humane, and often unclassifiable by genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With conversations from the 1970s to the present, \u003ci\u003eJonathan Demme: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on Demme's artistry, on his filmmaking philosophy, and especially on his progressive social and political concerns and how these have influenced the subject matter he has chosen to film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although best known for his Oscar-winning dramas \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/i\u003e, Demme has also achieved acclaim for comedies (\u003ci\u003eMarried to the Mob\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSomething Wild\u003c\/i\u003e), documentaries (\u003ci\u003eThe Agronomist\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMy Cousin Bobby\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJimmy Carter: Man from Plains\u003c\/i\u003e), and concert performance films (\u003ci\u003eStop Making Sense\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNeil Young: Heart of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e). In this volume, he discusses his troubles with studios, his need to balance documentaries with fiction films, his early work as a critic and publicist, and his apprenticeship with Roger Corman working on \"B\" movies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert E. Kapsis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604731184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604731187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2008 pg. 11","brand":"Robert E. Kapsis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124985032959,"sku":"9781604731187","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ceb5275d-a7b0-430c-b22b-98f311858b05.jpg?v=1687439958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jonathan-demme-robert-e-kapsis-9781604731187","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}