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University Press of Mississippi David Fincher by Edited by Laurence F. Knapp
David Fincher (b. 1962) did not go to film school and hates being defined as an auteur. He prefers to see himself as a craftsman dutifully going about the art and business of making film. Trouble is its hard to be selfeffacing when you are the director responsible for Se7en Fight Club and The Social Network. Along with Quentin Tarantino Fincher is the most accomplished of the Generation X filmmakers to emerge in the early 1990s. This collection of interviews highlights Finchers unwavering commitment to his craft as he evolved from an entrepreneurial music video director (Fincher helped Madonna become the undisputed queen of MTV) into an enterprising feature filmmaker. Fincher landed his first Hollywood blockbuster at twentyseven with Alien3 but that film handicapped by cost overruns and corporate mismanagement taught Fincher that he needed absolute control over his work. Once he had it with Se7en he achieved instant boxoffice success and critical acclaim as well as a close partnership with Brad Pitt that led to the cult favorite Fight Club. Fincher became circumspect in the 2000s after Panic Room shooting ads and biding his time until Zodiac when he returned to his mantra that entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine. Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everythings okay. I dont make those kinds of movies. That to me is a lie. Everythings not okay. Zodiac reinvigorated Fincher inspiring a string of filmsThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoothat enthralled audiences and garnered his films dozens of Oscar nominations.show more