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Travails with The alien : the film that was never made and other adventures with science fiction / Satyajit Ray ; edited by Sandip Ray in association with Dhritiman Chaterji, Arup K. De, Riddhi Goswami & Deepak Mukerjee.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Uttarpradesh: Harper Collins, 2018Description: ix, 213 pages : illustrations (some color)ISBN:
  • 9789352779154
  • 9352779150
Uniform titles:
  • Alien
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.4372
Summary: "A slice of hitherto undocumented cinema history, Travails with the Alien includes Rays detailed essay on the project with the full script of The Alien, as well as the original short story on which the screenplay was based. These, presented alongside correspondence between Ray and Peter Sellers, Arthur C. Clarke, Marlon Brando, Hollywood producers who showed interest, and a fascinating essay by the young student at Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Journalism who broke the Spielberg story, make this book a rare and compelling read on science fiction, cinema and the art of adaptation.--Back cover.
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"A slice of hitherto undocumented cinema history, Travails with the Alien includes Rays detailed essay on the project with the full script of The Alien, as well as the original short story on which the screenplay was based. These, presented alongside correspondence between Ray and Peter Sellers, Arthur C. Clarke, Marlon Brando, Hollywood producers who showed interest, and a fascinating essay by the young student at Columbia Universitys Graduate School of Journalism who broke the Spielberg story, make this book a rare and compelling read on science fiction, cinema and the art of adaptation.--Back cover.

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