Forming a partnership with writer-producer Charles Brackett, Wilder directed the classic films Five Graves to Cairo (1943), Double Indemnity (1945), and The Lost Weekend (1945), which earned Academy Awards for best picture, best director, and best screenplay. Phillips traces Wilder’s path from Berlin, where he worked as a scriptwriter for one of the city’s largest studios, to Hollywood, where he would quickly establish himself as a premier film director. “Phillips presents Wilder in accurate detail and sets many legends Sharply written, Some Like It Wilder serves as a comprehensive companion to Wilder’s films, offering a personalized and heartfelt account of the life and genius of this compelling director. Wilder’s maverick approach and independent artistic vision pushed boundaries and ensured his legacy as one of the Hollywood greats. Screen Classics Series Editor: Patrick McGilligan The University Press of Kentucky Jacket photo by Norman Seeff Jacket design by Richard Rossiter Phillips is author of Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir, Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean, and Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola. Vincent LoBrutto, author of Martin Scorsese: A Biography He goes beyond the surface and deep into the complex mind and soul of the famous film director. He understands and analyzes each project with support from his copious research, countless interviews with those who knew and worked with Wilder, as well as an interview with the grand master himself. Phillips-Some Like It Wilder_Phillips 11/9/09 9:19 AM
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