Five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppol a is one of the iconic directors of the second Golden Age of Hollywood. Sa m Wasson was granted total\, unprecedented access to Coppola&rsquo\;s arch ives\, and conducted hundreds of interviews with the artist and many who h ave worked closely with him. His rich portrait of Coppola reveals a charmi ng\, brilliant man\, grounded in family and community\, as well as a restl ess\, sometimes reckless genius. Wasson delivers the definitive account of Coppola&rsquo\;s half-century-long quest to reinvent filmmaking&mdash\;if not the world&mdash\;with his visionary production company American Zoetr ope.
\nWasson writes\, &ldquo\;Coppola initiated a colossal\, lifelo ng project of experimental self-creation few filmmakers can afford&mdash\; emotionally\, financially&mdash\;and none but he has undertaken. \; Th rough the artistic and social ingenuity of his company Zoetrope&mdash\;in Greek\, &lsquo\;life revolution&rsquo\;&mdash\;his living\, dying\, living production company and onetime studio\, he has marshaled the stubbornly e arthbound resources for filmmaking\, business\, technology\, and the natur al world to stage&mdash\;and that&rsquo\;s what his Zoetrope laboratory is \, a stage&mdash\;literal worlds analogous to those of whatever characters he&rsquo\;s creating.&rdquo\;
\n&ldquo\;A vivid biography&hellip\;A memorable portrait of an artist who has changed the cinematic landscape a nd whose work will endure.&rdquo\; Kirkus (starred review).
\nJoin u s for a conversation with Sam and his editor at Harper\, Noah Eaker. Don't miss your chance to learn about the working relationship between an autho r and book editor! \;
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