Publisher's Synopsis
An anthology of writings by contemporary fiction writers and poets brought together in celebration of individual movies that have in one way or another inspired, seduced, horrified ot fascinated them. Offering unique glimpses into a writer's perspective on film are, amog others, Salman Rushdie on The Wizard of Oz, J.M. Coetzee on The Misfits, Robert Coover on Buster Keaton's Sherlock, Jr., Julian Barnes on Chabrol's Madame Bovary and Susan Sontag on Fassbinder's Berline Alexanderplatz.