The Proprietor. Once Upon A Time
Merchant Ismail
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1996
Edition: First Edition
Description: 214 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Unique Among Film Books, Merchant's Story Is Not An Account Of The Making Of A Film, But Of How A Film Came About: How A Series Of Apparently Unrelated Events-a Meeting With Jeanne Moreauu, Buying An Apartment In Paris, A Visit To A Saudi Prince's Yacht In Cannes, And Many Other Strands-played Their Part In The Creation Of A Film.
Publishers Description: This is Ismail Merchant's account of the making of the film, The Proprietor. It was his first feature film as a director in the English language. The well-crafted screenplay was developed from a number of circumstances - a meeting with Jeanne Moreau, an apartment in Paris, the french property auction tradition, amongst others - which are all detailed in this story.
ISBN: 0747529051
(127657)
