Sergio Leone: By Himself
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Sergio Leone: By Himself
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Between the worldwide box-office success of his Dollars films - A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For A Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966) - and his untimely death in 1989 at the age of 60, Sergio Leone gave interviews to selected film journalists. He also wrote a series of thoughtful essays about his cinematic influences - and loves - such as Charlie Chaplin, Federico Fellini, Henry Fonda, Robert Aldrich and, of course, John Ford. To accompany his final film Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - 15 years in gestation - he published several articles about his obsessive quest to make the film, and how it eventually happened. Most of these interviews/writings have never before appeared in the English language, and as a collection they have never before appeared anywhere. SERGIO LEONE by Himself, compiled by Leone's acclaimed biographer Christopher Frayling, gathers together all his significant interviews, essays and articles, to create a director's eye view of a body of work which over the past half century has had a decisive influence on world cinema, especially action cinema. The book is profusely illustrated with previously unseen photographs from the Leone family collection and the Angelo Novi archive, both now housed in the Cineteca in Bologna. It also includes previously unpublished commentary from Leone's long-suffering producers. Much has been written by commentators about the films of Sergio Leone - some of it good, some bad and some ugly. Here at last it is the turn of the man himself - larger-than-life, short-fused, astonishingly cine-literate, and a born storyteller. SERGIO LEONE by Himself will be published in autumn 2024, coinciding with the sixtieth anniversary of the Italian release of A Fistful of Dollars.
[A] comprehensive selection of Leone's writing and interviews [...] combined with previously unseen images, movie posters and sketches--Christopher Ward "Loupe magazine"
[A] mammoth collection of Leone's best interviews, articles and essays and compiled them all in this wonderful compendium pouring with artwork, posters and behind the scenes photos from all of his famous works.--John Larkin "Films in Review"
[Sergio Leone's] work is some of the most influential in cinema history, he was one of *the* pioneers of the spaghetti Western genre - and he was extremely selective in whom he gave interviews to. In this new book, Christopher Frayling gathers those interviews, alongside essays and articles written by Leone, to create a comprehensive dissection of the Italian director's iconic filmography from the mind of the man himself.-- "Empire Holiday Gift Guide"
Most of these interviews/writings have never appeared in the English language, and as a collection they have never before appeared anywhere. 'Sergio Leone by Himself', compiled by Leone's acclaimed biographer Christopher Frayling, gathers together all his significant interviews, essays and articles, to create a director's eye view of a body of work which over the past half century has had a decisive influence on world cinema, especially action cinema [...] This is a brilliant book, and one I recommend that you add to your collection--Jon Man "Movie Music International"
Riveting reflections on film director Sergio Leone who defined the Spaghetti Western.--NJ McGarrigle "Irish Independent"
What a book! Now, if you're somewhat of a Leone expert yourself, if you've read all the books, seen all the interviews, the pictures etc, you may see this as old wine in new bottles, but it really is so much more. It has the benefit of a more personal touch, absent the existence of an autobiography or memoirs. It's a fantastic product, with great pictures and layout, a high quality publication for any cineast and a must have for admirers of Sergio Leone. Bravo.--Sebastian Haselbeck "The Spaghetti Western Database"
'Sergio Leone by Himself' brings together interviews that Leone gave to selected film journalists over the years before his death in 1989 at the age of just 60, as well as essays that he had written on his cinematic influences, from Charlie Chaplin to John Ford. Most have never before appeared in English.--Dalya Alberge "The Guardian"
[Sergio Leone's] brutal Westerns revived the genre, made a movie star of Clint Eastwood and created a visual style that influenced many film directors around the world.-- "NPR"
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ISBN13: 9781909526969
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 256
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Publisher: Reel Art Press
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 28.4(H)x24(L)
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Reviews
[An] influence on Tarantino, Scorsese and Spielberg - [Sergio Leone's] talent defined the modern Hollywood hero.-- "The Telegraph"[A] comprehensive selection of Leone's writing and interviews [...] combined with previously unseen images, movie posters and sketches--Christopher Ward "Loupe magazine"
[A] mammoth collection of Leone's best interviews, articles and essays and compiled them all in this wonderful compendium pouring with artwork, posters and behind the scenes photos from all of his famous works.--John Larkin "Films in Review"
[Sergio Leone's] work is some of the most influential in cinema history, he was one of *the* pioneers of the spaghetti Western genre - and he was extremely selective in whom he gave interviews to. In this new book, Christopher Frayling gathers those interviews, alongside essays and articles written by Leone, to create a comprehensive dissection of the Italian director's iconic filmography from the mind of the man himself.-- "Empire Holiday Gift Guide"
Most of these interviews/writings have never appeared in the English language, and as a collection they have never before appeared anywhere. 'Sergio Leone by Himself', compiled by Leone's acclaimed biographer Christopher Frayling, gathers together all his significant interviews, essays and articles, to create a director's eye view of a body of work which over the past half century has had a decisive influence on world cinema, especially action cinema [...] This is a brilliant book, and one I recommend that you add to your collection--Jon Man "Movie Music International"
Riveting reflections on film director Sergio Leone who defined the Spaghetti Western.--NJ McGarrigle "Irish Independent"
What a book! Now, if you're somewhat of a Leone expert yourself, if you've read all the books, seen all the interviews, the pictures etc, you may see this as old wine in new bottles, but it really is so much more. It has the benefit of a more personal touch, absent the existence of an autobiography or memoirs. It's a fantastic product, with great pictures and layout, a high quality publication for any cineast and a must have for admirers of Sergio Leone. Bravo.--Sebastian Haselbeck "The Spaghetti Western Database"
'Sergio Leone by Himself' brings together interviews that Leone gave to selected film journalists over the years before his death in 1989 at the age of just 60, as well as essays that he had written on his cinematic influences, from Charlie Chaplin to John Ford. Most have never before appeared in English.--Dalya Alberge "The Guardian"
[Sergio Leone's] brutal Westerns revived the genre, made a movie star of Clint Eastwood and created a visual style that influenced many film directors around the world.-- "NPR"