When Paul Simon's film One-Trick Pony was released, the
Los Angeles Times wrote: «One of our most celebrated singer-
composers has become an impressive actor and screenwriter
Deeply personal but not autobiographical. this exceptionally
handsome [movie] is an intimate film of much wit, style and
impact. It ranks among the year's best.« Here now is the com-
plete screenplay, including original lyrics and music (among
the songs, Simon's hit single «Late in the Evening«), as well as.
more than 42 movie stills in both black and white and color.
At the center of Simon's screenplay is a successful protest
singer of the sixties whose personal and professional life is
now in crisis. Jonah Levin (Paul Simon) is struggling to keep
himself together: His marriage is coming apart. his young son
is confused by what is happening to his parents and by his
own new feelings. and a harsh. new commercial sound is
sweeping the music scene. which Jonah must decide to join or
risk failure.
In his script Paul Simon reveals that in addition to his gifts
as a songwriter and performer he has a remarkable talent for
dialogue and characterization. His music and his story blend
perfectly and as this book follows the course of the film. the
photographs complementing the text and the music, we get a
marvelous evocation of Paul Simon's moving and impressive
and altogether original debut as a screenwriter and a star
Typography design by Herb Lubalin
Taschenbuch
ISBN13: 978394739618 ISBN10: 0394739612
Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, New York | 1980 | englisch
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Buch: Gebraucht - Mit Gebrauchsspuren -> mit Knicken und Kratzern
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Folk, Singer songwriter
