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Jeffrey M. Anderson's 400 Screens, 400 Blows - All the Write Moves |
| Published: September 27, 2007, 2:02 pm |
| Tags: cinematical, film, goya s ghosts, in the valley of elah, jean claude carriere, movie, paul haggis, richard shepard, screenwriters, the hunting party |
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Filed under: Scripts & Screenwriting, Columns, 400 Screens, 400 Blows, Cinematical IndieFor years, critics have defined films in terms of their directors, but every so often someone comes out with a book or an article in defense of screenwriters. And a recent book argues for a brand new auteur theory putting screenwriters in the spotlight. Considered one of the world's greatest screenwriters, Jean-Claude Carrière's name appears on one current film, Goya's Ghosts (13 screens). It's one of over 100 produced screenplays he has written, and what's more, he has never had to turn director to protect the integrity of his work (he has one directorial credit, shared, for a 1986 film L'Unique that didn't exactly make or break his career). This is a guy who will never have to worry about his name in the history books. But let's take a closer look. For one thing, Goya's Ghosts is messy and uneven. Then there's the fact that most of Carrière's films never find United [ Full article ] |
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