Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00080916G |
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| Number of Pages | : | 434 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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In this book, Wilder talks about everything from his experiences in psychoanalysis to why he got into acting (and later comedy-his first goal was to be a Shakespearean actor) to how a Midwestern childhood with a sick mother changed him. He writes about the creative process on stage and on screen, and divulges moments from life on the sets of the some of the most iconic movies of our time. Gene Wilder was one of the great comic actors who defined the 1970's and 1980's in movies. Kiss Me Like A Stranger is an intimate glimpse of the man behind the image on the screen. He also opens up about his love affairs and marriages, including his marriage to comedian Gilda Radner. From his early work with Woody Allen to the rich group of movies he made with Mel Brooks to his partnership on screen with Richard Pryor, Wilder's performances are still discussed and celebrated today. But the core of Kiss Me Like A Stranger is an actor's search for truth and a thoughtful analysis of why the choices he made-some of them so serendipitous they were practically accidental-changed the course of his life.
"Good book - Dreadful, error-filled publishing!" according to Jen. I bought this book after seeing an interview with Gene Wilder and I wasn't disappointed. In this well-written account of some of the important events in his life, Wilder exposes his sensitive, self-effacing persona. He didn't intend the book to be a complete biography but just a "few moments", so if you're looking for something more complete this isn't it. Some people complain that he shows himself to be narcissistic and insensitive but I didn't find that so. To me, he seemed a shy, gentle man (with faults he wasn't proud of) who tried to do his best in life . Great book, not a great print by St Martin's press. God I love this book. I read it when it came out, lost it and then had to buy it again after his passing. But. Whomever released this edition for production did a not so great job in the editing department.. "Great read! Abysmal book production" according to StarsSky. I actually really love this book but the editing of it is awful. Thankfully, it's not as in every page, but it's often enough that it's a bit irritating. I'm getting to the point of wanting to purchase the Kindle version or going to Barnes and Noble, just so that I can go through and write in the corrections necessary. There are lines missing, paragraphs where the first line starts the paragraph above it or vice versa, and so on. It takes me out of the book a bit. Aside from that, the book, like all the other books by Gene Wilder I've read, is a really great
From Publishers Weekly The man who created some of the funniest moments in film history talks about acting, adultery, neuroses and death in this intimate, unusual memoir. He also doesn't avoid telling the details of his own bout with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. After two troubled marriages, Wilder married Saturday Night Live's Gilda Radner - a brilliant, erratic woman who battled bulimia and wild mood swings. His book candidly explores his own faults and feelings, as well as those of the people he's loved and lost. . A string of successes followed: Blazing Saddles; Young Frankenstein; Willy Wonka; Stir Crazy. All rights reserved. Wilder is unu