STONE, JUDY (1924)
Eye on the world. Conversations with international filmmakers.


Silman-James Press, Los Angeles. 1997. First edition. First printing. Paperback. Softcover. 826 pages. 20,5 x 25,5 x 5 cm. 1692 gr. Cover design by Wade Lageose, Art Hotel. ISBN-10 1-879505-36-3. ISBN-13 978-1-879505-36-0. With black and white illustrations.


More than 200 filmmakers from forty countries are included in this unique and engrossing look at cinema around the world. They are profiled in discussions with Ms. Stone that get to the heart of these artists' works and their underlying views of the world - the political and cultural contexts - that inform their works.


Definitely not a dry-as-dust academic survey, this inviting and enlightening blend of conversations and commentaries, most of which are drawn from the author's long-running film column for the San Francisco Chronicle, is a must-read for all who enjoy intelligent filmmaking.


"...her subjects are never dull and their conversations make the perfect complement to all those Halliwell types of reference." - Glasgow Herald


"...reflects Stone's best assets as a reporter: a strong sense of social responsibility and a lack of prudery... that allowed her to see the quality of raw films such as Jean-Claude Lauzon's surreal story of an insane Montreal family or Dusan Makavejev's 1974 scatalogical 'Sweet Movie.' " - Richard von Busack, Sonoma County Independent


"Among the pleasures of this browser's delight and movie buff's reference trove are Stone's informative approach to her subjects, her brisk refusal to put on airs and her ability to make the ouevre of an obscure Tunisian filmmaker sound as exciting and accessible as the art-house triumphs of a Franois Truffaut or Robert Altman. She neither fawns over her subjects nor bludgeons them, but serves as a 'bridge between the filmmaker and the audience.' " - Misha Berson, San Francisco Chronicle.


"It is extraordinarily insightful. A must for cinephiles and cineastes as well." - Bill Brownstein, Montreal Gazette.


"It's a very browsable book and I browsed in it extensively. Stone (sister of the late I.F.) is informed, sympathetic and though she doesn't force, never misses the social-political aspects, if any, of a subject's work." - Stanley Kaufmann, The New Republic


"Its pleasures and surprises are many for the aspiring experts and casual film fans alike." - Martha Legace, Prague Post


"Judy Stone's own comments on the individual directors and films, and the filmmaking process, are equally illuminating. She combines an acute knowledge of film history and politics with a simple but direct writing style, resulting in a book that serves as a refreshing reminder that not all movies are 'product,' and plenty of filmmakers practice their art in order to make audiences think and feel." - Rob Edelman, WAMC, Amsterdam, NY


"Our 'Book of the Year'... (She) brings a maverick Bay Area intelligence to bear on her subjects. Under her sympathetic scrutiny, they divulge personal thoughts and hang-ups rarely found elsewhere." - Variety's International Film Guide


"Stone can take more credit for San Francisco's reputation as a town of savvy, adventurous moviegoers than any other member of the fourth estate." - Michael Fox, 1997 San Francisco International Film Festival catalogue.


"What a welcome antidote to gooey celebrity interviews."- - Gerald Peary, Boston Phoenix


"When you come across a book such as this, the happy surprise is to find yourself saying: 'Here's a book I could really use.' " - Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe and Mail.


Eye On The World: Conversations With International Filmmakers profiles more than 200 filmmakers from forty countries in this unique and engaging look at cinema around the world. Author Judy Stone gets to the heart of these film artists' work and their underlying views of the world (the political and cultural contexts) that inform their works. No mere academic survey, Eye On The World is an inviting and enlightening blend of conversations and commentaries, most of which are drawn from Stone's long-running film column for the San Francisco Chronicle. Eye On The World is a highly recommended acquisition for all film school, professional, and personal cinema reference book collections. - Midwest Book Review




Near mint copy with no stamps or inscriptions. As new.


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