Publisher's Synopsis
Based on their major show at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Science, award winning authors Lumme and Manninen reveal the hidden talents behind Hollywood's most famous films. Forty-eight leading screenwriters are introduced in brilliant portrait photography and their own revealing words. From Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard), Ernest Lehman (North By Northwest) and Robert Towne (The Firm) to Oliver Stone (Platoon), Nora Ephron (Sleepless In Seattle), Richard La Gravanese (Beloved) and Steven Zaillan (Schindler's List).
