Kazan on Directing

Elia Kazan was the twentieth century&#146;s most celebrated director of both stage and screen and this monumental revelatory book shows us the master at work.&#160; Kazan&#146;s list of Broadway and Hollywood successes&#151;<i>A Streetcar Named Desire Death of a Salesman On the Waterfront</i> to name a few&#151;is a testament to his profound impact on the art of directing. This remarkable book drawn from his notebooks letters interviews and autobiography reveals Kazan&#146;s method: how he uncovered the &#147;spine&#148; or core of each script; how he analyzed each piece in terms of his own experience; and how he determined the specifics of his production. &#160;And in the final section &#147;The Pleasures of Directing&#148;&#151;written during Kazan&#146;s final years&#151;he becomes a wise old pro offering advice and insight for budding artists writers actors and directors.