{"product_id":"friedkin-connection-the","title":"Friedkin Connection, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating appraisal--and a reminder of how much of a maverick Mr. Friedkin has turned out to be, willingly or otherwise. . . . 'I embody arrogance, insecurity and ambition that spur me on as they hold me back, ' he writes. 'And while I've been healed of physical wounds, my character flaws remain for the most part unhealed. There's no point in saying I'll work on them.' But there is a point to immortalizing them, which this book so colorfully does.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eJanet Maslin, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Entertaining. . . . This memoir is at its most engrossing when describing the solid, unpretentious entertainments its author once made so well.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Movie fans will celebrate the natural storyteller at work in the pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Friedkin Connection, \u003c\/em\u003e a welcome reminder that it takes so much more than talent to make a movie--and to keep making them.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hardcore film geeks will salivate over this time capsule from a grateful and still-brilliant legend.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For aspiring directors, a glimpse into the school of hard knocks, but there's plenty of good stuff, lean and well-written, for civilian film fans, too.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Friedkin's book does the unthinkable: It relates the behind-the-scenes stories of his triumphs but also sees Friedkin take responsibility (brutally so) for his wrong calls. . . . He captures the gut-wrenching shifts of a filmmaker's life.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVariety\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Friedkin's memory for the process of filmmaking elevates this book above the usual score-settling Hollywood memoir; film buffs will be pleased with what he offers.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Friedkin's against-all-odds success story is compelling reading from the start.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Friedkin captures all the ups\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67596915147119,"sku":"9780061775147","price":130.22,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0061775142.jpg?v=1790549851","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/friedkin-connection-the","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}