{"product_id":"the-film-that-changed-my-life-30-directors-on-their-epiphanies-in-the-dark-9781556528255","title":"The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark","description":"The movie that inspired filmmakers to direct is like the atomic bomb that went off before their eyes. \u003ci\u003eThe Film That Changed My Life\u003c\/i\u003e captures that epiphany. It explores 30 directors' love of a film they saw at a particularly formative moment, how it influenced their own works, and how it made them think differently. \u003ci\u003eRebel Without a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e inspired John Woo to comb his hair and talk like James Dean. For Richard Linklater, \"something was simmering in me, but \u003ci\u003eRaging Bull\u003c\/i\u003e brought it to a boil.\" \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e inspired Danny Boyle to make larger-than-life films. A single line from \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e--\"Who could ever have thought a good little girl like you could destroy all my beautiful wickedness?\"--had a direct impact on John Waters. \"That line inspired my life,\" Waters says. \"I sometimes say it to myself before I go to sleep, like a prayer.\" In this volume, directors as diverse as John Woo, Peter Bogdanovich, Michel Gondry, and Kevin Smith examine classic movies that inspired them to tell stories. Here are 30 inspired and inspiring discussions of classic films that shaped the careers of today's directors and, in turn, cinema history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert K. Elder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.12w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556528255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert K. Elder's work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Salon.com, and elsewhere. His books include \u003ci\u003eJohn Woo: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLast Words of the Executed\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Robert K. Elder \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47464066154653,"sku":"9781556528255","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8b545f51-aba7-4a33-9a08-c697cfc0aec4.jpg?v=1764945426","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-film-that-changed-my-life-30-directors-on-their-epiphanies-in-the-dark-9781556528255","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}