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Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel

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Availability:In StockContributor:Nick DawsonSeries:Screen ClassicsPublish date:2011-12-11Pages:440
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813134635ISBN-10:813134633UPC:9780813134635Book Category:Performing Arts, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Film, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual DirectorBook Topic:Direction & ProductionSize:9.12 x 6.21 x 0.96 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCHW7SAKWP
Hal Ashby (1929-1988) was always an outsider, and as a director he brought an outsider's perspective to Hollywood cinema. After moving to California from a Mormon household in Utah, he created eccentric films that reflected the uncertain social climate of the 1970s. Whether it is his enduring cult classic Harold and Maude (1971) or the iconic Being There (1979), Ashby's artistry is unmistakable. His skill for blending intense drama with off-kilter comedy attracted A-list actors and elicited powe
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813134635ISBN-10:813134633UPC:9780813134635Book Category:Performing Arts, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Film, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Individual DirectorBook Topic:Direction & ProductionSize:9.12 x 6.21 x 0.96 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCHW7SAKWP

Nick Dawson is editor at FilmInFocus.com and writes a weekly interview column, The Director Interviews, for Filmmaker magazine. Originally from the UK, he has written on film for Empire, Uncut, the London Times, and the Scotsman.


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