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Fruto de una serie de entrevistas entre Claude Chabrol y Francois Guérif, este breve compendio realiza un repaso integral al proceso de Cómo se hace una película. Matizado en todo instante por la ácida y personal visión del director de El bello Sergio, El carnicero, El grito de la lechuza, La ceremonia o La flor del mal, el contenido de estas páginas toca desde los primeros pasos de la aventura que supone toda realización cinematográfica -la elección del tema, la escritura del guión, la búsqueda de un productor- hasta los últimos -la explotación y recepción del film-, pasando, naturalmente, por todos los problemas y detalles que lleva aparejados el rodaje, incluyendo la dirección de actores, las cuestiones técnicas y la función de cada uno de los que en aquél participan.

Ilustrado con muestras de guiones clásicos (Casablanca, Chinatown, etc.), McKee analiza cómo está construida cada escena para que funcione y, lo que es más importante, por qué funciona. Por su profunda comprensión de los mecanismos que mueven las historias y su original método de enfocar la redacción de guiones, El Guión constituye una herramienta imprescindible para todo aquel que quiera llevar una idea a la pantalla.

First impressions count, especially in Milano. In this unprecedented photographic journey, editor Karl Kolbitz opens the door to 144 of the city’s most sumptuous entrance halls, captivating in their diversity and splendor. These vibrant Milanese entryways, until now hidden away behind often restrained façades, are revealed as dazzling examples of Italian modernism, mediating public and private space with vivid configurations of color and form, from floors of juxtaposed stones to murals of minimalist geometry. The collection spans buildings from 1920 to 1970 and showcases the work of some of the city’s most illustrious architects and designers, including Giovanni Muzio, Gio Ponti, Piero Portaluppi, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni, as well as non-pedigreed architecture of equal impact and interest. The photographs for the publication were exclusively created by Delfino Sisto Legnani, Paola Pansini, and Matthew Billings, each evoking the entryways with individual sensibility and a stylistic interplay of detail shots―such as stones, door handles, and handrails―with larger architectural views. The images are accompanied by outstanding written contributions from Penny Sparke, Fabrizio Ballabio, Lisa Hockemeyer, Daniel Sherer, Brian Kish, and Grazia Signori, together bringing a wealth of architecture, design, and natural stone expertise to guide the reader through the applied materials and fittings as well as the art-historical and social implications of each of the ingressi. As much an architectural city guide as an aesthetic study, the book provides the exact address and an annotated Milan map for all featured entryways, as well as the architect name and date of construction. In the well-documented realm of 20th-century Italian design, Kolbitz has stepped over the threshold and delivered a brand new area of inquiry in Milanese modernism. With the rigor of its multifaceted research, poised photography, and breadth of its featured hallways, this is an invigorating new reference work and an inside look at the city’s design DNA across high to low architecture.

The life of Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La Sagrada Familia. In his youth, he courted a glamorous social life and the demeanor of a dandy. By the time of his death in a tram accident on the streets of Barcelona his clothes were so shabby passersby assumed he was a beggar. Gaudí’s incomparable architecture channels much of this multifaceted intricacy. From the shimmering textures and skeletal forms of Casa Batlló to the Hispano-Arabic matrix of Casa Vicens, his work merged the influences of Orientalism, natural forms, new materials, and religious faith into a unique Modernista aesthetic. Today, his unique aesthetic enjoys global popularity and acclaim. His magnum opus, the Sagrada Familia, is the most-visited monument in Spain, and seven of his works are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) no estaba hecho para las finanzas. Tampoco duró mucho en la marina francesa, ni como vendedor de carpas en Copenhaugue porque no sabía hablar danés. Empezó a pintar en su tiempo libro en 1873. y en 1876 participó en el Salón de París. Tres años después, exponia junto a Pissarro, Degas y Monet. Vehemente y gran bebedor, Gauguin solía autoadjetivarse como «salvaje». Su íntima pero agitada amistad con el también temperamental Vincet van Gogh llegó a su clímax con un incidente violento en 1888, cuando Van Gogh se enfrentó supuestamente a Gauguin con una navaja de afeitar y más tarde se cortó la oreja. Poco después, tras completar una de sus obras maestras, La visión tras el sermón (1888), Gauguin se trasladó a Tahití con la intención de escaparse de «todo lo artificial y convencional» del mundo.

Introducing the first collection of art books with detachable prints to decorate your walls. Everything you need to create your own private gallery at home! A collection of landscapes and representations of nature from the tropical paradise of Le Douanier Rousseau's jungle to Monet's water lilies. Each book contains a curated selection of twenty-one high-quality reproductions that can be easily removed from the book, framed in a standard-size frame, and displayed in the home. Step-by-step tips for grouping the works to create a harmonious gallery add an interior designer's touch to the ensemble. Graphic, colorful, or abstract; paintings, engravings, or drawings--each work of art is explained on the back of the print. Interesting details about the style of painting, the particular work of art, and biographical information about the artist are accompanied by a "frameable fact" that helps you understand the context of that particular work in the history of art. In addition, suggestions for where you can go to see additional examples of the artists' works allow the reader to expand his or her experience and learning. Artists include Hokusai, Georgia O'Keeffe, Gustav Klimt, Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, and Edward Hopper.