D.A. Pennebaker

Title Page, Copyright, Frontispiece, Dedication

D.A. Pennebaker i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 1 7/14/11 10:38 AM i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 2 7/14/11 10:38 AM Contemporary Film Directors Edited by James Naremore The Contemporary Film Directors series provides concise, well-written introductions to directors from around the world and from every level of the film industry. Its chief aims are to broaden our awareness of important artists, to give serious critical attention to their work, and to illustrate the variety and vitality of contemporary cinema. Contributors to the series include an array of internationally respected critics and academics. Each volume contains an incisive critical commentary, an informative interview with the director, and a detailed filmography. A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 3 7/14/11 10:38 AM i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 4 7/14/11 10:38 AM D.A. Pennebaker Keith Beattie Universit y OF iLLinOis Press URBANA CHICAGO AND SPRINGFIELD i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 5 7/14/11 10:38 AM © 2011 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 c p 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Frontispiece: D.A. Pennebaker, image courtesy of Sonia Gordon. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beattie, Keith D. A. Pennebaker / Keith Beattie. p. cm. — (Contemporary film directors) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03659-0 (cloth) — isbn 978-0-252-07829-3 (pbk.) 1. Pennebaker, D. A.—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. pn1998.3.p45255b43 2011 070.1'8092—dc22 2011014503 i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 6 7/14/11 10:38 AM This book is for Reg Beattie (19 November 1922–20 September 1998), a good man. i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 7 7/14/11 10:38 AM i-xii_1-180_Beattie.indd 8 7/14/11 10:38 AM ...