{"product_id":"great-britons-of-stage-and-screen-volume-ii-directors-in-conversation-hardback-hardcover","title":"Great Britons of Stage and Screen: Volume II: Directors in Conversation (hardback) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Roisman Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Suchet\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat Britons of Stage and Screen, Volume II: Directors in Conversation examines the artistic processes of a dozen creators of some of the most important films and stage productions over the last seventy-five years, many of which have received Oscars, BAFTAs, Oliviers, and Tonys. The book provides insights into the lives and works of these professionals: what they do, how they do it, and who inspired them to create some of the greatest works of film and theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat Britons of Stage and Screen, Volume II: Directors in Conversation is Roisman Cooper's fourth book; her others are Straight from the Horse's Mouth with Ronald Neame (2003); Anna Lee: A Memoir (2007), and Great Britons of Stage and Screen: Volume I: In Conversation (2015), a collection of twenty-two interviews with British actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Barbara Roisman Cooper has, over many years, been having in-depth conversations with an extraordinary range of distinguished British film and theatre directors. The result is this remarkable collection, which is not only a welcome source book, it is also a terrific read.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Sir Christopher Frayling, former Rector of the Royal College of Art and Chair of Arts Council England\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Great Britons of Stage and Screen: Directors in Conversation provides surprising insights into the lives of working directors, past and present, an invaluable contribution that transcends scholarship and enriches our cultural knowledge.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Nicholas Meyer, writer-director\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With her talent and inside knowledge as author and teacher of film, Barbara Roisman Cooper commands and coaxes her directors to performance pitch. This is an inspiring book.\"\u003cbr\u003e - John Minoprio, The Old Vicarage Picture House\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These insightful and entertaining conversations with twelve successful British directors will add immensely to the hands-on work in film schools in particular and students of film and theatre at large. If this fine publication by Barbara Roisman Cooper had been available when I was at UCLA, I might have become a director myself instead of a novelist.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Tim Symonds, author; UK member: Society of Authors, Historical Novel Society, and Chartered Institute of Journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42103868162183,"sku":"9781629334035","price":54.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e1b43459dc6d8864a1b91f0a4b8e7ac8.webp?v=1732418108","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/great-britons-of-stage-and-screen-volume-ii-directors-in-conversation-hardback-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}