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| Author | : Michael Coenen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 485 |
| Release | : 2019-08-06 |
| Genre | : Acting |
| ISBN | : 9781097638383 |
Inspired by real events, THE APOCALYPSE OF MARLON BRANDO puts a spotlight on the Apocalypse Now filmset in the Philippine jungle in the fall of 1976. The book delves deep into the conversations and conflicts between Marlon Brando and the film's producer, Francis Coppola, as they mete out Marlon's portrayal of Colonel Walter Kurtz, as well as formulate the plot and storyline of the epic feature with the intention that the movie not only entertains, but enlightens the world to the point of bringing a permanent end to armed conflict, and eventually even win a Nobel Prize. In the meantime, the jungle and the long process of filming the mysterious, much delayed and over budget motion picture lead Marlon into the deep, dark recesses of his mind, a place teaming with the ghosts, skeletons and demons of his many past lives and movie roles.
| Author | : William J. Mann |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 811 |
| Release | : 2019-10-15 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0062427652 |
Entertainment Weekly's BIG FALL BOOKS PREVIEW Selection Best Book of 2019 -- Publisher's Weekly Based on new and revelatory material from Brando’s own private archives, an award-winning film biographer presents a deeply-textured, ambitious, and definitive portrait of the greatest movie actor of the twentieth century, the elusive Marlon Brando, bringing his extraordinarily complex life into view as never before. The most influential movie actor of his era, Marlon Brando changed the way other actors perceived their craft. His approach was natural, honest, and deeply personal, resulting in performances—most notably in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront—that are without parallel. Brando was heralded as the American Hamlet—the Yank who surpassed British stage royalty Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, and Ralph Richardson as the standard of greatness in the mid-twentieth century. Brando’s impact on American culture matches his professional significance; he both challenged and codified our ideas of masculinity and sexuality. Brando was also one of the first stars to use his fame as a platform to address social, political, and moral issues, courageously calling out America’s deeply rooted racism. William Mann’s brilliant biography of the Hollywood legend illuminates this culture icon for a new age. Mann astutely argues that Brando was not only a great actor but also a cultural soothsayer, a Cassandra warning us about the challenges to come. Brando’s admonitions against the monetization of nearly every aspect of the culture were prescient. His public protests against racial segregation and discrimination at the height of the Civil Rights movement—getting himself arrested at least once—were criticized as being needlessly provocative. Yet those actions of fifty years ago have become a model many actors follow today. Psychologically astute and masterfully researched, based on new and revelatory material, The Contender explores the star and the man in full, including the childhood traumas that reverberated through his professional and personal life. It is a dazzling biography of our nation’s greatest actor that is sure to become an instant classic. The Contender includes sixteen pages of photographs.
| Author | : Susan L. Mizruchi |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 431 |
| Release | : 2014-06-23 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0393244261 |
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year "Brando’s Smile returns us to the power of his greatest performances." —Dan Chiasson, New York Review of Books When people think about Marlon Brando they think of the movie star, the hunk, the scandals. Here, Susan L. Mizruchi—who gained unprecedented access to Brando’s letters, audiotapes, revised screenplays, and books—reveals the complex man whose intelligence belies the high-school dropout. She shows how Brando’s embrace of foreign cultures and social outsiders led to his brilliant performances in unusual roles to test himself and to foster empathy in his audience.
| Author | : Florence Colombani |
| Publisher | : Phaidon Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013-05-21 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780714866635 |
A beautiful new, highly illustrated, and elegantly designed series, Anatomy of an Actor explores the world's most established and favourite actors, and the characters they have played.
| Author | : Steven Travers |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2016-06-23 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476664250 |
In 1975, after his two Godfather epics, Francis Ford Coppola went to the Philippines to film Apocalypse Now. He scrapped much of the original script, a jingoistic narrative of U.S. Special Forces winning an unwinnable war. Harvey Keitel, originally cast in the lead role, was fired and replaced by Martin Sheen, who had a heart attack. An overweight Marlon Brando, paid a huge salary, did more philosophizing than acting. It rained almost every day and a hurricane wiped out the set. The Philippine government promised the use of helicopters but diverted them at the last minute to fight communist and Muslim separatists. Coppola filmed for four years with no ending in the script. The shoot threatened to be the biggest disaster in movie history. Providing a detailed snapshot of American cinema during the Vietnam War, this book tells the story of how Apocalypse Now became one of the great films of all time.
| Author | : Peter Cowie |
| Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9780306810466 |
A cinematic legend: The making of Francis Ford Coppola's epic about Vietnam and the folly of war, based on unprecedented access to Coppola's private archives
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2021-10-05 |
| Genre | : Photography |
| ISBN | : 3791388088 |
Hired in 1976 by Francis Ford Coppola as the still photographer for his masterpiece Apocalypse Now, Chas Gerretsen’s private archive of hundreds of photographs propels readers immediately into the chaos and drama surrounding one of the most important movies ever made. Gerretsen was a renowned freelance photographer working in Vietnam when he got the call from Coppola, who was looking for a combat photographer for a war movie. Given unprecedented access to the film’s stars, extras, crew, and legendary behind-the-scenes drama he spent six months in the Philippines, shooting thousands of images. Culled from that archive, these full-color photographs offer an intimate glimpse of the turmoil and excitement of a Hollywood spectacle rising out of the unpredictable climate of the Philippine rainforest. Capturing the star power of Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, and Dennis Hopper, as well as the sprawling sets, he takes us into the beauty of the Southeast Asian jungle and shows us how its inhabitants were incorporated into the filming. Throughout the book, Gerretsen’s astute reflections of his experience on set are as fascinating as his photography. While Apocalypse Now remains one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time, the making of the film is equally legendary. Nearly fifty years later, Gerretsen’s photographs remind us of Coppola’s artistic achievements and of a pivotal era in American cultural history.
| Author | : Marlon Brando |
| Publisher | : Modern Library |
| Total Pages | : 544 |
| Release | : 2011-01-26 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0307786730 |
This is Marlon Brando’s own story, and his reason for telling it is best revealed in his own words: “I have always considered my life a private affair and the business of no one beyond my family and those I love. Except for moral and political issues that aroused in me a desire to speak out, I have done my utmost throughout my life, for the sake of my children and myself, to remain silent. . . . But now, in my seventieth year, I have decided to tell the story of my life as best I can, so that my children can separate the truth from the myths that others have created about me, as myths are created about everyone swept up in the turbulent and distorting maelstrom of celebrity in our culture.” To date there have been over a dozen books written about Marlon Brando, and almost all of them have been inaccurate, based on hearsay, sensationalist or prurient in tone. Now, at last, fifty years after his first appearance onstage in New York City, the actor has told his life story, with the help of Robert Lindsey. The result is an extraordinary book, at once funny, moving, absorbing, ribald, angry, self-deprecating and completely frank account of the career, both on-screen and off, of the greatest actor of our time. Anyone who has ever enjoyed a Brando film will relish this book. Please note: this edition does not include photos.
| Author | : Marlon Brando |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2005-09-13 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0307264270 |
Fan-Tan is a hugely entertaining, swashbuckling romp, from one of the greatest actors of our time: Marlon Brando. The story of an eccentric early-twentieth-century pirate who sets out on the high seas from the Philippines to Shanghai, Fan-Tan follows the exploits of Anatole “Annie” Doultry, a larger-than-life character that Brando could have easily inhabited himself. When Annie saves the life of a Chinese prisoner in a Hong Kong prison, he’s led to the mysterious and seductive Madame Lai Choi San—one of the most notorious gangsters in Asia—and here the true adventures begin.Years in the making with Brando’s longtime collaborator, screenwriter and director Donald Cammell, Fan-Tan is a rollicking, delectable tale—and the last surprise from an ever-surprising legend.
| Author | : Hourly History |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2020-03-02 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Discover the remarkable life of Marlon Brando...Marlon Brando has been a household name for decades, and even though he passed away in 2004, his life's work still stands as a testament to the unique ability he possessed for his craft. Whether he was playing a sentimental yet ruthless mafioso in The Godfather, an insane megalomaniac colonel of the U.S. Army in Apocalypse Now, or a misguided and misunderstood teenager in The Wild One, Brando was a man of all seasons. Very few could bring characters to life in the way that Marlon Brando did. He was a great observer of life, and his observations were set on a finer scale than most. It was precisely this eye for detail that allowed him to take the world of Hollywood by storm. Despite his success on the big screen, however, Brando's personal life was plagued by persistent tragedy. From the untimely death of friends, the manslaughter conviction of his son, to his daughter's death by suicide, Brando had been through more than most by the time his 80 years on earth came to a close. This book seeks to pull back the layers of hype to bring you the life and legend of Marlon Brando in full detail. Discover a plethora of topics such as Life at the Military Academy Success at Broadway Becoming a Husband and a Father The Godfather His Son's Trial and His Daughter's Suicide Late Life and Death And much more! So if you want a concise and informative book on Marlon Brando, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!
