Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game by Oliver Stone

Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game

Oliver Stone

352 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir funny reflective medium-paced
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An intimate memoir by the controversial, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter about his rarefied New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon, Midnight Express, and Scarface. Before th...

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Moods

informative 100%
inspiring 85%
reflective 85%
adventurous 71%
emotional 57%
funny 57%
hopeful 42%
dark 14%
lighthearted 14%
mysterious 14%
sad 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 85%
fast 14%

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