{"product_id":"solid-ivory-memoirs-9781250859013","title":"Solid Ivory: Memoirs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe irreverent, brilliant memoirs of the legendary filmmaker James Ivory\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSolid Ivory\u003c\/i\u003e, a carefully crafted mosaic of memories, portraits, and reflections, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Ivory, a partner in the legendary Merchant Ivory Productions and the director of \u003ci\u003eA Room with a View\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHowards End\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaurice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, tells stories from his remarkable life and career as one of the most influential directors of his time. At times, he touches on his love affairs, looking back coolly and with unexpected frankness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom first meeting his collaborator and life partner, Ismail Merchant, at the Indian Consulate in New York to winning an Academy Award at age eighty-nine for \u003ci\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e; from seeing his first film at age five in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to memories of Satyajit Ray, Jean Renoir, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's film critic Pauline Kael (his longtime enemy), Vanessa Redgrave, J. D. Salinger, George Cukor, Kenneth Clark, Bruce Chatwin, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and Merchant--Ivory writes with invariable fluency, wit, and perception about what made him who he is and how he made the movies for which he is known and loved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolid Ivory\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Peter Cameron, is an utterly winning portrait of an extraordinary life told by an unmatched storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250859013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432","brand":"James Ivory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42362386186421,"sku":"9781250859013","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_17127ad8-016c-48d4-94ea-a5a991153ca9.jpg?v=1662434833","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/solid-ivory-memoirs-9781250859013","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}