Letter from an Unknown Woman: Max Ophuls, director (Rutgers Films in Print) Review

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Letter from an Unknown Woman: Max Ophuls, director (Rutgers Films in Print) Reviewi was hoping to continue my quest for the books of stefan zweig not realizing that this was a screenplay and not a novel.
the most interesting of the book is the introduction.
i have not read the rest.Letter from an Unknown Woman: Max Ophuls, director (Rutgers Films in Print) OverviewThe fifth title in the Rutgers Films in Print Series, "Letter from an Unknown Woman" is directed by Max Ophuls and based on the novella by Stefan Zweig. It is the story of Lisa, a young girl who rejects the constricting life of her small town and family in order to dedicate her life to a musician, Stefan. The film's elegant fin-de-siecle Viennese setting, lyrical camera work, dispassionate and ironic point of view, and fine performances by Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan elevate what could have been a mere tearjerker into one of Ophuls's finest works. This volume provides a detailed transcription of the 1948 film. Notes appended to the film's continuity script detail all the significant differences between the finished film and the shooting script. Wexman's introductions to each of the book's sections discuss the history of the film's reception and provide an overview of the central issues the film has raised. A cross section of commentary by well-known critics attests to the film's enduring position as a central text for cinema study. These essays acknowledge the film's significance as a preeminent example of Ophuls's art, as an important woman's film, and as a representative of the classic Hollywood style. A biographical sketch of Ophuls, the entire Zweig novella, a bibliography and other background materials are also included.

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Flicker: A Novel Review

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Flicker: A Novel ReviewFirst off, I should concede that it's been some time since I last read this book. The operative word here would be "last," since, in general, I don't re-read books of any sort. I have too many. And too many stacked up waiting to be read.
This is the sort of novel of dark designs and subterranean intrigue that Eco was aiming for (and conspicuously missed) with _Foucault's Pendulum_. In the grand, useless tradition of people who describe bands as being "like Lou Reed crossed with Enya," I'll expose this off-the-cuff critique to ridicule by saying that this book is like Pynchon's _Crying Of Lot 49_ minus the humorous names plus a good dose of David Lynch and with a little of the tone of _Dark Secret of Harvest Home_ tossed in to maximize the creepiness. Gee, I think that's officially a rebus. Or a recipe. Take your pick.
I first skimmed this book in a bookstore in 1991, on the recommendation of a friend's boss. Several years later I found a copy and bothered to read it through. This book will pull you in, no doubt about it. I've read it several times since, and there's a sort of network of friends and associates who, having all read it, refer knowingly, with a dark ironic nod and nervous laugh, to "the flicker" or "the Orphans" after seeing a movie like Kubrick's last.
I've lent out three paperback copies. All went missing. I have a hardback copy a friend found at a library's book sale, marked as remaindered from K Mart, of all places. That copy has a Must Return policy attached to it. So far four people have managed to return it. But grudgingly, in some cases.
I intend to start re-reading it this weekend.
Warning: In the first 100 pages or so, Roszak does a lot of scene-setting (in a way that reminded me of Conrad's _Nostromo_), but it's essential scene-setting. This is one (horror?) novel that doesn't bog down.
You read it, you won't look at a movie the same way again. Hackneyed-sounding, but true. I don't know of anyone who has read it who didn't then make nervous jokes about wanting to use Roszak's fictive "sallyrand" on _Dark City_ or _Eraserhead_. And as a paen to the age of actual moviehouses, no Smithsonian article can touch what Roszak's put on paper here.
Join the cult. Get a copy and read it.Flicker: A Novel Overview

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A Stranger in the Mirror Review

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A Stranger in the Mirror ReviewThis is the behind-the-scenes story of megastar Toby Temple. He rose from poverty to become the biggest entertainer on TV and in the movies, as well as a first-class heel who used and discarded everyone in his path. It is also the story of Jill Temple who ran off to Hollywood with stars in her eyes, but never got her big break, despite experiencing every casting couch in town. She and Toby marry, and then she uses her new power to destroy those who hurt her. Little did she know it would all end in murder.
This novel is a departure for Sidney Sheldon, who usually writes thrillers with beautiful, young heroines facing disaster every few pages. He does know show biz, however, being a prolific Oscar and Emmy-winning writer. Here he creates two characters who manage to be sympathetic despite being completely without scruples, and you'll find the book hard to put down. He carefully weaves characters and details, slowly building to a surprising and very satisfying conclusion. This is a well-written, exciting story about the world of actors, agents, and directors (it's fun to try to guess which characters may have been based on real people). I happily recommend "A Stranger in the Mirror."
KonaA Stranger in the Mirror OverviewA LONELY MAN. Toby Temple is a super star and a super bastard, a man adored by his fans and plagued by suspicion and distrust.A DISILLUSIONED WOMAN. Jill Castle came to Hollywood to be a star -- and discovered she had to buy her way with her body.A WORLD OF PREDATORS. Here they are bound to each other by a love so ruthless, so strong, it is more than human -- and less...

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