Charles Burnett: Interviews Kapsis Robert E.
Charles Burnett: Interviews Kapsis Robert E. Charles Burnett (b. His films, most notably Killer of Sheep (1977) and To Sleep with Anger (1990), are considered classics, yet few filmgoers have seen…
Specifikacia Charles Burnett: Interviews Kapsis Robert E.
Charles Burnett: Interviews Kapsis Robert E.
Charles Burnett (b. His films, most notably Killer of Sheep (1977) and To Sleep with Anger (1990), are considered classics, yet few filmgoers have seen them or heard of Burnett. 1944) is a groundbreaking African American filmmaker and one of this country's finest directors, yet he remains largely unknown.
As many of the interviews reveal, Hollywood has been largely inept in responding to this marketing challenge. The interviews in this volume explore this paradox and collectively shed light on the work of a rare film master whose stories bring to the screen the texture and poetry of life in the black community.The best qualities of Burnett's films-rich characterizations, morally and emotionally complex narratives, and intricately observed tales of African American life-are precisely the things that make his films a tough sell in the mass marketplace. "It takes an extraordinary