Citizen Cannes

作者 Gilles Jacob著
出版社 Phaidon Press
出版时间 2011年6月第1版
ISBN 9780714861906
定价 438.30

内容简介

Thisautobiographypresentstheprofileofamanwhohasspentmorethanhalfacenturylivingandbreathingworldcinema-apassionwhichthepresshasacknowledgedbygivinghimvariousnicknamessuchas'MonsieurCinema','MisterCinema',orbetterstill,'CitizenCannes'.Foroverthirtyyears,GillesJacobhasbeenthesoulofthebiggestfilmfestivalintheworld-theCannesFestival-ofwhichhewaselectedPresidentin2000.Aswitnessandchampionofthefilmindustry,JacobdescribesinCitizenCanneshisjourneyfromthatofaJewishboysavedbyacatholicseminaryduringWorldWarII,laterbecominganentrepreneurandafilmcritic,andfinallyanaccomplishedmanwhoin1978wasappointedgeneraldelegateofthebiggestvanityfairintheworld.CitizenCannesisauniqueandvividrecordofJacob'sencounterswiththeworldofcinema.Hewritesofhispassionforfilmmakersandthestarswhosparkleontheredcarpet,includinginsiderstoriesofbignamessuchasSharonStone,ClintEastwood,WoodyAllen,Jean-LucGodard,StanleyKubrick,FedericoFellini,GerardDepardieuandthelistgoeson.Someanecdotesrevealtheirpersonalitiesandeccentricities,whileothersgivereadersarareinsightaboutthefestivalitself,thewayfilmsareselected,judgedandrewarded.Asatellingbehind-the-scenesaccountoftheCannesFilmFestival,thisisamust-readforfilmbuffs,andforanyonefascinatedbylarger-than-lifepersonalities.

作者简介

GillesJacobwasborninParisin1930.Renownedfilmcriticandenthusiast,hewaselectedgeneraldelegatein1978,andpresidentoftheprestigiousCannesFilmFestivalin2000.HehasalsowrittenforLesNouvelleslitteraires,L'ExpressandLeMasqueetlaplume.HeistheauthoroftheessayLeCinemamoderne(1964),thenovelUnjour,unemouette(1964),theanthologyLesVisiteursdeCannes(1992),andthecollectionofhisphotographsinLivred'Or(2010).

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