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The directors include<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VFH3AOYg_ksC Google Books]</ref><ref>[http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/best-film-youve-never-seen Book Excerpt: Guillermo Del Toro talks about the Best Film You've Never Seen|Features|Roger Ebert]</ref> |
The directors include:<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VFH3AOYg_ksC Google Books]</ref><ref>[http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/best-film-youve-never-seen Book Excerpt: Guillermo Del Toro talks about the Best Film You've Never Seen|Features|Roger Ebert]</ref> |
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*[[John Woo]] (''[[Le Samouraï]]'') |
*[[John Woo]] (''[[Le Samouraï]]'') |
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*[[Danny Boyle]] (''[[Eureka (1983 film)|Eureka]]'') |
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*[[Jay Duplass]] (''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]'') |
*[[Jay Duplass]] (''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]'') |
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*[[Richard Linklater]] (''[[Some Came Running (film)|Some Came Running]]'') |
*[[Richard Linklater]] (''[[Some Came Running (film)|Some Came Running]]'') |
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*[[John Waters]] (''[[Boom! (film)|Boom!]]'') |
*[[John Waters]] (''[[Boom! (1968 film)|Boom!]]'') |
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*[[Kevin Smith (filmmaker)|Kevin Smith]] (''[[A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)|A Man for All Seasons]]'') |
*[[Kevin Smith (filmmaker)|Kevin Smith]] (''[[A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)|A Man for All Seasons]]'') |
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*[[Peter Bogdanovich]] (''[[Trouble in Paradise (1932 film)|Trouble in Paradise]]'') |
*[[Peter Bogdanovich]] (''[[Trouble in Paradise (1932 film)|Trouble in Paradise]]'') |
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 17 July 2024
(publ. Chicago Review Press)
The Best Film You've Never Seen: 35 Directors Champion the Forgotten or Critically Savaged Movies They Love is a book by the journalist and editor Robert K. Elder.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]Published in 2013, the book features interviews with 35 directors about lesser-known movies that influenced them.[2][3][4] This is the companion to his previous book, The Film That Changed My Life.
Interviews
[edit]- John Woo (Le Samouraï)
- Danny Boyle (Eureka)
- John Dahl (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me)
- Guillermo del Toro (Arcane Sorcerer)
- Rian Johnson (Under the Volcano)
- Jay Duplass (Joe Versus the Volcano)
- Richard Linklater (Some Came Running)
- John Waters (Boom!)
- Kevin Smith (A Man for All Seasons)
- Peter Bogdanovich (Trouble in Paradise)
- Edgar Wright (The Super Cops)
- Bill Condon (Sweet Charity)
- Alex Proyas (The Swimmer)
- Frank Oz (The Trial)
Reception
[edit]Reviews of the book have praised both Elder's interviewing style and the depth of information included in the book.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Book Review: “The Best Film You’ve Never Seen”" Archived September 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Famous Monsters.
- ^ "Excerpt: 'The Best Film You've Never Seen'". USA Today.
- ^ "Book review: Hollywood greats share 'The Best Film You've Never Seen'". JC Online.
- ^ Pitt, David. "The Best Film You've Never Seen: 35 Directors Champion the Forgotten or critically Savaged Movies They Love". Booklist 5/15/2013, Vol. 109 Issue 18, p10
- ^ Google Books
- ^ Book Excerpt: Guillermo Del Toro talks about the Best Film You've Never Seen|Features|Roger Ebert
- ^ "When a Fire Starts to Burn: 'The Best Film You've Never Seen'". By Brendan Boyle, Pop Matters, 5 August 2013