Fred zinnemann autobiography vs biography
This hidden gem is more a look at Zinnemann's films with him giving commentary than it is describing his life.!
Pages: 27 cm.Fred Zinnemann Austria, 1907-1997
Fred Zinnemann was born April 29th, 1907 in Vienna, Austria. Growing up in early nineteenth century Europe, Zinnemann felt the beleaguering effects the First World War, and the plague of enormous inflation that followed.
In an interview, Zinnemann mentioned that he “admired the optimism that came out of that era in America—the wonderful buildings, the energy, and the colossal difference to the psychology of having free speech .
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There was clearly a feeling of the future, whereas in Europe the future looked very gloomy.” His photographs revealed this notion of the “future”, as some depict skyscrapers rising, and the crowd waiting in Times Square for news of the 1932 presidential election.
Zinnemann would pursue his American dream, though initially set out for Paris at the age of twenty despite his parent's disapproval. Zinnemann insisted on his own destiny in France, where he would receive the photographi