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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, it's hard to be self-effacing 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 Fincher's 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 twenty-seven 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 box-office 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 returne

Author

Laurence F. Knapp

Publisher

Jackson: University Press of Mississippi

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781496802682

Subjects

Performing Arts, Memoir, Sports

Rating

4.23 / 5 (39 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14