Billy Wilder
"The only thing that bothers me more than not being taken seriously is being taken too seriously." -Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder (1906-2002) was American cinema’s greatest import. Hailing from Austria, Wilder arrived in Hollywood in 1935 and, with his skilled eye and sharp wit, took the town by storm. Exploring nearly all of the silver screen’s genres (slapstick comedy, eerie suspense, film noir, courtroom drama, romantic comedy…) and sometimes creating unheard-of genre cocktails (comedy and war in a Nazi prison camp in Stalag 17) he graced every film he directed with the inimitable and magical “Wilder touch.” That films like Sunset Boulevard, Witness for the Prosecution, Some Like it Hot, The Apartment, and Love in the Afternoon all hail from the same director/co-writer is a remarkable thing. With 26 films to his name, Billy Wilder was not only one of the greatest and most prolific filmmakers of all time but also the most versatile.
About the author:
Glenn Hopp teaches film and literature at Howard Payne University in central Texas. His books include The Pocket Essential Billy Wilder, a guide to epic films, TASCHEN's Billy Wilder: The Complete Films, and TASCHEN’s Grace Kelly.
 |
Billy Wilder
Duncan, Paul (Editor)
Hopp, Glenn Flexicover, 19.6 x 24.5 cm (7.7 x 9.6 in.), 192 pages $ 19.99 Cannot be ordered online |
- Reviews (45 items)
"TASCHEN is famous for their hip and sometimes-outlandish coffee table books. If your dad is a film buff, pick up one of their books from a series they released on famous film directors including: John Ford, Jean Renoir, Francois Truffault, Billy Wilder, Roman Polanski, and Paul Verhoeven."
Examiner.com, Denver, United States
Examiner.com, Denver, United States
- Clippings (5 items)
Spaß und Fassade
Emder Zeitung, Germany, January 31, 2008
Emder Zeitung, Germany, January 31, 2008
- See also (4 items)
 |
Michael Mann Mann of many faces |
 |
Jean Renoir Le maître du cinéma |
 |
John Ford America's Homer |