Alexis Krasilovsky Quote

When asked if he had a special feeling for books, critic-turned-filmmaker Francois Truffaut answered, No. I love them and films equally, but how I love them! As an example, Truffaut gave the example that his feeling of love for Citizen Kane (USA, 1941) is expressed in that scene in 'The 400 Blows' where Antoine lights a candle before the picture of Balzac.' My book lights candles for m any of the great authors of this world: Chinua Achebe (Nigeria), Angela Carter (UK), Saratchandra Chattopadhyay (India), Janet Frame (New Zealand), Yu Hua (China), Stieg Larsson (Sweden), Clarice Lispector (Brazil), Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru), Naguib Mifouz (Egypt), Murasaki Shikibu (Japan), and Alice Walker (USA) - to name but a few. Furthermore, graphic novels, manga, musicals, television, webisodes and even amusement park rides like 'Pirates of the Caribbean' can inspire work in adaptation. Let's be open to learning from them all. (Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling, 2)

Alexis Krasilovsky

When asked if he had a special feeling for books, critic-turned-filmmaker Francois Truffaut answered, No. I love them and films equally, but how I love them! As an example, Truffaut gave the example that his feeling of love for Citizen Kane (USA, 1941) is expressed in that scene in 'The 400 Blows' where Antoine lights a candle before the picture of Balzac.' My book lights candles for m any of the great authors of this world: Chinua Achebe (Nigeria), Angela Carter (UK), Saratchandra Chattopadhyay (India), Janet Frame (New Zealand), Yu Hua (China), Stieg Larsson (Sweden), Clarice Lispector (Brazil), Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru), Naguib Mifouz (Egypt), Murasaki Shikibu (Japan), and Alice Walker (USA) - to name but a few. Furthermore, graphic novels, manga, musicals, television, webisodes and even amusement park rides like 'Pirates of the Caribbean' can inspire work in adaptation. Let's be open to learning from them all. (Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling, 2)

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About Alexis Krasilovsky

Alexis Krasilovsky is an American filmmaker, writer and professor. Krasilovsky's first film, End of the Art World documented artists including Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. Krasilovsky moved from New York to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue filmmaking, writing and directing through her company, Rafael Film. She is the writer and director of the documentary features, Women Behind the Camera and Let Them Eat Cake.