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About the product “I have been writing this book for twenty years. I don’t want it to sound like something very important, or to give you the impression that I have been continuously working on it all these years, but from the point of view of time, it’s a fact. ” Matt Zoller Sites Anderson’s films show that the magic of art, which conveys the beauty of destruction, disappointment, failure, decadence, even ugliness and cruelty, is only genuine to the extent that it is willing not to conceal the dark facts and tricks to change the situation; it is only honest to the extent that it builds its austere and inevitable box around a miniature version of the artist’s world. Balancing on the brink, the director every time creates multi-layered tragicomedies that cannot be completely solved the first time — and for this he is so loved by critics and audiences. In this book, Wes Anderson himself will tell you about how he shot almost all of his films — «Bottle Rocket, Rushmore Academy, The Tenenbaum Family, Water Life, Train to Darjeeling, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom. You will learn about how stories were created and scripts were written, how much effort it took to bring each film to cinemas and which of his films Anderson loves the most. Matt Zoller Sites has been a big fan and good friend of the introverted director for many years, so all the stories turned out to be frank, detailed, and most importantly, sincere. Each chapter is accompanied by atmospheric illustrations created especially for this book. An incredible gift for those who see Anderson’s films as more than just comedies! Abstract The world is so big, so complex, so full of wonders and surprises that years pass before most people begin to notice that it is also hopelessly broken. We call this period of cognition «childhood». Wes Anderson’s films, with their sets, cinematography, stills, maps and models, readily and even eagerly yield to the «miniature» quality of the worlds he creates. Yet these worlds span continents and decades. Bottle Rocket, Rushmore Academy, The Tenenbaum Family, Aquatic Life, Train to Darjeeling, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom — each of these films has crime, adultery, cruelty, murders, deaths of parents and children, moments of sincere joy and transcendence. And it’s this amazing balance between comedy and tragedy that fans of Wes Anderson love so much. This book is very personal, but still tells the essence of Anderson’s style. It can be called a long conversation between a journalist and a director who know each other well enough. The conversation moves Wes’ career from film to film. And while he shares stories of funny experiences — especially in the chapters on Bottle Rocket and Train to Darjeeling — the focus is always on work. Partly because Wes Anderson is a very private person, but mostly because of the way his mind works. All conversations between the director and the author — about cinema, music, literature, art, the connection between creativity and criticism and other topics related to work. And from time to time, Saitz voices one of his favorite theories about his work to Wes in order to hear what he thinks. And this, like nothing else, makes it clear that every detail in Wes Anderson’s films is part of a grand design. Wes has always managed to show how things describe and define individuals. This book was conceived with the same approach. It is a journey through the mind of the artist, with the artist himself as a guide and friendly companion. …
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