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Paperback, 187 pages |
| Publisher: |
Newmarket Press |
| Pub. Date: |
December 12, 2003 |
| ISBN: |
1557045828 |
| Dimensions: |
6.12 × 0.52 × 9.18 inches |
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National Board of Review awards The Grey Zone Special Recognition for Films Celebrating Freedom of Expression!
A stunning foray into the mind and actions of the acclaimed actor/writer/director who worked for more than five years to produce first a play, then a movie, now a book -- his most personal work to date, a searing Holocaust drama starring David Arquette, Daniel Benzali, Steve Buscemi, David Chandler, Allen Corduner, Harvey Keitel, Natasha Lyonne, and Mira Sorvino.
Tim Blake Nelson's powerful account of what inspired him, and how he prepared himself and others to make this haunting movie, reveals how and why a writer/director chooses such a difficult subject and surmounts its challenges.
First realized as a play, which earned numerous awards, the story is based on historical events, centering on Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando squad, prisoners assigned work in the crematoria, and their struggle to organize the only armed revolt in October of 1944. Financed by Millennium Films, produced by Killer Films, and released by Lions Gate Films in the U.S., The Grey Zone debuted in the U.S. on October 18, 2002, garnering major media attention.
This book is the definitive record of Nelson's journey -- from his initial readings and research, to assembling a brave cast that could tackle the material, to reconstructing the crematoria 80 percent to scale on location outside of Sofia, Bulgaria, and to his work with the art director, costume and production designers, and others on his team.
To acquaint his cast and crew with the difficult material, Nelson summarized his research and his cinematic vision in a compelling, lengthy pre-production memo, which is reproduced in this book. Also included are his screenplay, his annotated reading list, movie stills, excerpts from an essay by Primo Levi, and the source chapter from the book Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account, by Dr. Miklos Nyiszli. For information about ordering this book, click here.
"Fearless and intense...No dramatic feature has ever come this close to the matter-of-fact ugliness of the Nazi crimes." —Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"The actors give moving performances under the tactful hand of director Tim Blake Nelson." —Leonard Maltin, Movieline
"Brilliantly acted...truly remarkable." —David Brudndy, National Public Radio
"The Grey Zone is haunting, electrifying, edifying and unbearably heartbreaking." —Rex Reed, The New York Observer
"Immediate, unblinking and painful...The Grey Zone is a film about making choices that seem to make no difference, about attempting to act with honor in a closed system where honor lies dead." —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times |
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Product Details
| Format: |
Paperback, 187 pages |
| Publisher: |
Newmarket Press |
| Pub. Date: |
December 12, 2003 |
| ISBN: |
1557045828 |
| Dimensions: |
6.12 × 0.52 × 9.18 inches |
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