Tim Burton (Masters of Cinema) - Softcover

Ferenzci, Aurélien

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2866425685 ISBN 13: 9782866425685

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2010

Synopsis

Tim Burton (USA, b. 1958) is the youngest of Hollywood's most successful directors. He has the knack of making films with a very broad appeal, taking the silliness out of the representation of children, while remaining in touch with the child within himself and his audiences. Burton emerged as a director and storyteller after working as an animator for Disney. His meeting with Johnny Depp enabled him to give physical form to the heroes of his imaginary worlds, where fear is mixed with laughter, strange is normal and those who are not normal, such as "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), must be preserved. After "Beetlejuice" (1988) and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), the resolutely boyish Burton, now in his fifties, presents his version of "Alice in Wonderland" (2010).

About this title

About the Author:

Aurelien Ferenczi is a cinema critic of the French weekly cultural magazine Telerama.

Review:

'For us, Tim Burton's films spell Christmas more than any Queen's speech. Atoine de Baecque's new biography mixes film stills with incisive interviews, making this a great present for cineastes.' Living Etc

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 2866425685
• ISBN 13: 9782866425685
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104