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James Ivory in Conversation is an exclusive series of interviews with a director known for the international scope of his filmmaking on several continents. Three-time Academy Award nominee for best director, responsible for such film classics as A Room with a View and The Remains of the Day, Ivory speaks with remarkable candor and wit about his more than forty years as an independent filmmaker. In this deeply engaging book, he comments on the many aspects of his world-traveling career: his growing up in Oregon (he is not an Englishman, as most Europeans and many Americans think), his early involvement with documentary films that first brought attention to him, his discovery of India, his friendships with celebrated figures here and abroad, his skirmishes with the Picasso family and Thomas Jefferson scholars, his usually candid yet at times explosive relations with actors. Supported by seventy illuminating photographs selected by Ivory himself, the book offers a wealth of previously unavailable information about the director's life and the art of making movies.
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On the Merchant Ivory Jhabvala partnership:
"I've always said that Merchant Ivory is a bit like the U. S. Govenment; I'm the President, Ismail is the Congress, and Ruth is the Supreme Court. Though Ismail and I disagree sometimes, Ruth acts as a referee, or she and I may gang up on him, or vice versa. The main thing is, no one ever truly interferes in the area of work of the other."

On Shooting Mr. and Mrs. Bridge:
"Who told you we had long 18 hour days? We had a regular schedule, not at all rushed, worked regular hours and had regular two-day weekends, during which the crew shopped in the excellent malls of Kansas City, Paul Newman raced cars somewhere, unknown to us and the insurance company, and I lay on a couch reading The Remains of the Day."

On Jessica Tandy as Miss Birdseye in The Bostonians:
"Jessica Tandy was seventy-two or something, and she felt she had to 'play' being an old woman, to 'act' an old woman. Unfortunately, I'couldn't say to her, 'You don't have to 'act' this, just 'be,' that will be sufficient.' You can't tell the former Blanche Du Bois that she's an old woman now."

On Adapting E. M. Forster's novels
"His was a very pleasing voice, and it was easy to follow. Why turn his books into films unless you want to do that? But I suppose my voice was there, too; it was a kind of duet, you could say, and he provided the melody."

On India:
"If you see my Indian movies then you get some idea of what it was that attracted me about India and Indians...any explanation would sound lamer than the thing warrants. The mood was so great and overwhelming that any explanation of it would seem physically thin....I put all my feeling about India into several Indian films, and if you know those films and like them, you see from these films what it was that attracted me to India."

On whether he was influenced by Renoir in filming A Room with a View
"I was certainly not influenced by Renoir in that film. But if you put some good looking women in long white dresses in a field dotted with red poppies, andthey're holding parasols, then people will say, 'Renoir.'"

On the Critics:
"I came to believe that to have a powerful enemy like Pauline Kael only made me stronger. You know, like a kind of voodoo. I wonder if it worked that way in those days for any of her other victims--Woody Allen, for instance, or Stanley Kubrick."

On Andy Warhol as a dinner guest:
"I met him many times over the last twenty years of his life, but I can't say I knew him, which is what most people say, even those who were his intimates. Once he came to dinner with a group of his Factory friends at my apartment. I remember that he or someone else left a dirty plate, with chicken bones and knife and fork, in my bathroom wash basin. It seemed to be a symbolic gesture, to be a matter of style, and not just bad manners." ... Read more

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Intricate Maneuvers
The production values of a famous film auteur are revealed in Robert Emmet Long's book, JAMES IVORY IN CONVERSATION.

Merchant Ivory production secrets are revealed in great detail, with much gossip and in great depth. Long's questions are very knowledgeable, and James Ivory's answers are candid, humorous and often quite pointed. We learn much about his relationship with Anthony Hopkins. We find out such how frightening the Eiffel Tower scene was for the actors in LE DIVORCE. And, we go behind the scenes as Ivory interviews various cast members and finally lands them for roles in his beautiful movies.

His partnership with the late Ismail Merchant is set before us warmly, and his appreciation for India, Paris and Venice are detailed delightfully.

Throughout the interview, Ivory gives the specifics of his many uses for art and artists in his films. The difficulties in working with Picasso's family are well told, and the fabrication of many pieces of art for his films (with permission from the artists, of course) is well explained and fascinating.

Students of film and art will be smiling throughout the book as the settings in so many wonderful films are described with life-like realism.

Reviewed by Larry Rochelle, Author of BOURBON AND BLISS, DEATH AND DEVOTION, THE MEPHISTO DIARY, GULF GHOST and BLUE ICE.
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Best study of the Ivory-billed available
This is the definitive study of the ivory billed woodpecker. Tanner spent many months in the fast-disappearing Southern old-growth forests in the 30s, and probably saw more ivory-bills than anyone in the 20th century. He describes their feeding, mating, etc., habits and regional differences.

The sad thing here is that Tanner was well-aware that the birds were on the verge of extinction, and the tone of the book is quite poignant.

I just wish this edition had more material on how the book affected later researchers and some updated material on the possible rediscovery of the bird.

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Introductions, the motion picture treatments, credits and screenplays for these two movies by James Ivory. ... Read more

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In 1914, Henry James began work on a major novel about the immense new fortunes of the Gilded Age. Set among the great houses and sweeping sea views of Newport, Rhode Island, with the backroom deals and enduring animosities of New York's financial world lurking in the background, The Ivory Tower explores the predicaments of Rosanna Gaw and Graham Felder, heirs to two rival tycoons. The good intentions of these fine young people make them the perfect instruments through which their benefactors can pursue their own ambitions, even from beyond the grave. When James died in 1916, he had completed the first three books of The Ivory Tower. ... Read more

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This volume examines in detail four English films - "A Room With a View", "Maurice", "Howards End" and "The Remains of the Day" - the results of a collaboration, still flourishing after more than 30 years, of the American director James Ivory, the Indian producer Ismail Merchant, and the German-born scriptwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The Merchant-Ivory team has many personal and professional ties with Britain, and English characters and attitudes observed form the outside have appeared in striking forms in a number of Merchant Ivory's films. Their relationships with E.M. Forster's novels has been especially productive, resulting in what has been called "condition of England" writing, which questions national identity through personal relationships. In addition to complete filmographies of the four main films, this book provides information for those wishing to visit the places in which the films were shot. Key information such as how to reach the locations and the opening hours of houses and gardens together with details of other nearby places of related interest is provided. ... Read more

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Beautiful Book
Lovely illustrations. If you loved the costumes and sets frmo A Room with a View, you'll love this book for that chapter alone. Also tells where filming took place. ... Read more

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Chronicles the nearly 30-year collaboration of three people who produced exquisitely crafted features such as A Room with a View and the Academy Award-winning Howard's End--producer Ismail Merchant, screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and director James Ivory. Photos, many in color. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This study critically explores both modernist and postmodernist narratives tracing themes of metamorphosis. Through an emphasis on transformation, literal metamorphoses reveal much about modern literary criticism and culture. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: James Ivory, Eugene "Debbs" Potts, Helen J. Frye, Dan O'brien, Curtis Arnold, Janice Romary, Brenda Bakke, Charles S. Moore, Doug Whitsett, Claude C. Mccolloch, Charles O. Porter, Bill Garrard, Don Pedro Colley, Sharron Angle, Ralph Hill, Jim Hibbs, Manuel Sanchez. Excerpt:Bill Garrard Bill Garrard is the Republican state representative for District 56 of the Oregon House of Representatives . His district represents the voters in southern Klamath County , including Klamath Falls . Electoral history Oregon House of Representatives election (District 56), 2004 Oregon House of Representatives election (District 56), 2006 Oregon House of Representatives election (District 56), 2008 Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Brenda Bakke Brenda Bakke (born May 15, 1963) is an American actress. Bakke was born in Klamath Falls , Klamath County , Oregon , and was raised in Portland , Multnomah County , Oregon . She moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . Filmography item Last Resort (1986) .... Veroneeka item Hardbodies 2 (1986) .... Morgan item Fast Gun (1987) .... Julie Comstock item Medium Rare (1987) .... item Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, "Justice" and "Shades of Gray", 1987) .... Rivan and Rivan archive footage (uncredited) item Scavengers (1988) .... Kimberly Blake item Death Spa (1988) .... Laura Danvers item High Mountain Rangers (1 episode, "Russian Skier Defects", 1988) .... item Dangerous Love (1988) .... Chris item A Father's Homecoming (1988... ... Read more

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Chapters: People From Klamath Falls, Oregon, People From Merrill, Oregon, Carl Barks, James Ivory, Eugene "Debbs" Potts, Helen J. Frye, Dan O'brien, Curtis Arnold, Janice Romary, Brenda Bakke, Charles S. Moore, Doug Whitsett, Claude C. Mccolloch, Charles O. Porter, Bill Garrard, Don Pedro Colley, Sharron Angle, Ralph Hill, Jim Hibbs, Manuel Sanchez. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 85. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Bill Garrard Bill Garrard is the Republican state representative for District 56 of the Oregon House of Representatives . His district represents the voters in southern Klamath County , including Klamath Falls .Electoral history Oregon House of Representatives election (District 56), 2004 Oregon House of Representatives election (District 56), 2006 Oregon House of Representatives election (District 56), 2008 Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Brenda Bakke Brenda Bakke (born May 15, 1963) is an American actress.Bakke was born in Klamath Falls , Klamath County , Oregon , and was raised in Portland , Multnomah County , Oregon . She moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . Filmography item Last Resort (1986) .... Veroneeka item Hardbodies 2 (1986) .... Morgan item Fast Gun (1987) .... Julie Comstock item Medium Rare (1987) .... item Star Trek: The Next Generation (2 episodes, "Justice" and "Shades of Gray", 1987) .... Rivan and Rivan archive footage (uncredited) item Scavengers (1988) .... Kimberly Blake item Death Spa (1988) .... Laura Danvers item High Mountain Rangers (1 episode, "Russian Skier Defects", 1988) .... item Dangerous Love (1988) .... Chris ... ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 25; Original Publisher: C. Scribner's sons; Publication date: 1917; Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Short Stories; History / General; History / United States / General; Language Arts ... Read more

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The Indian miniature collection of the American film director James Ivory in a beautifully illustrated book. ... Read more