When Simon Callow met the Yugoslav film director Dusan
Makavejev to discuss his new filmManifesto, they both
greatly looked forward to working together. Only months later the
two were barely speaking.
A companion volume toBeing An Actor, Shooting the Actoris a funny and disastrous account of a film made in the former Yugoslavia, together with new essays on film and film acting including Callow’s work inAmadeusandFour Weddings and a Funeral.
Shooting the Actorreveals more about the process of filmmaking and the highly complex nature of the role of both actor and director than any formal guide could ever provide.
A companion volume toBeing An Actor, Shooting the Actoris a funny and disastrous account of a film made in the former Yugoslavia, together with new essays on film and film acting including Callow’s work inAmadeusandFour Weddings and a Funeral.
Shooting the Actorreveals more about the process of filmmaking and the highly complex nature of the role of both actor and director than any formal guide could ever provide.
