The World and its Double: The Life and Work of Otto Preminger (Non-mint)

Chris Fujiwara

Softcover | 15.3 x 3.7 x 23.4 cm | 528 pp

Faber & Faber | 2023 | 9780571381241

Otto Preminger was one of Hollywood's first truly independent producer/directors. Blazing a trail in the examination of controversial issues such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm) and homosexuality (Advise and Consent), Preminger broke the censorship of the Hollywood Production Code and the blacklist, while creating some of Hollywood's most enduring film noir classics.

Chris Fujiwara's critical biography - the first in more than thirty years - follows Preminger throughout his varied career, penetrating his carefully constructed public persona and revealing the many layers of his work.

'Chris Fujiwara, with a keen eye for cinematic detail and a sure grasp of the historical background, gives Preminger's work the serious and subtle analysis it deserves.'  Geoffrey 0' Brien

'A rich, rewarding, unique volume.' Dano Polan, Professor of Cinema Studies, New York University

'[An] intelligent reappraisal.' Chris Petit, Guardian

PLEASE NOTE: This book is a NON-MINT item. NON-MINT books are new but are either ex-display copies or warehouse marked - minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffs, marks, or minor dents to the covers.