A film-centric portrait of the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented ldquo;Everything about me is in my films;rdquo; Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker; Molly Haskell explores the full range of Spielbergrsquo;s works for the light they shine upon the man himself. Through such powerhouse hits as Close Encounters of the Third Kind; E.T.; Jurassic Park; and Indiana Jones; to lesser-known masterworks like A.I. and Empire of the Sun; to the haunting Schindlerrsquo;s List; Haskell shows how Spielbergrsquo;s uniquely evocative filmmaking and story-telling reveal the many ways in which his life; work; and times are entwined. Organizing chapters around specific films; the distinguished critic discusses how Spielbergrsquo;s childhood in non-Jewish suburbs; his parentsrsquo; traumatic divorce; his return to Judaism upon his sonrsquo;s birth; and other events echo in his work. She offers a brilliant portrait of the extraordinary directormdash;a fearful boy living through his imagination who grew into a man whose openness; generosity of spirit; and creativity have enchanted audiences for more than 40 years.
2016-12-12 2016-12-12File Name: B01NAIKR81
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