The World and its Double: The Life and Work of Otto Preminger

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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 is a writer, film critic, journalist, editor, and translator. He is the general editor of Defining Moments in Movies (Cassell Illustrated), and the author of Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall (Johns Hopkins University Press.)

"[A] major contribution to what we know about Preminger--substantially surpassing former efforts."--Jonathan Rosenbaum, "Cineaste""Gives Preminger's work the serious and subtle analysis it deserves."--Geoffrey O'Brien, author of "The Phantom Empire: Movies in the Mind of the Twentieth Century""Exceptional."--Christopher Hontos, "The Rake""A rich, rewarding, unique volume that sets the standard in the study of this key director in the history of American cinema."--Dana Polan, Professor of Cinema Studies, New York University"It's clear early on that Fujiwara 'gets' [Preminger] . . . [He] is a serious and valuable critic does an excellent job of directing us back to the movies."--Robert Horton, "Film Comment"