Peter Angelo Simon Muhammad Ali: Fighter´s Heaven 1974 - Couverture rigide

Peter Angelo Simon/D A Pennebaker

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 190952638X ISBN 13 : 9781909526389

Editeur : Reel Art Press, 2016

Synopsis

In October 1974, Muhammad Ali would attempt to regain the world heavyweight boxing championship title that was stripped from him when he refused the Vietnam draft seven years earlier. He faced the brutal, undefeated George Foreman in Zaire, Africa, the fight he had dubbed "The Rumble in The Jungle".

Only weeks before, on August 9-10, photographer Peter Angelo Simon was invited to experience the private world of one of the most famous people on the planet as he prepared mentally and physically for the biggest challenge of his life. Muhammad Ali: Fighter's Heaven 1974 presents these rare photographs, the majority previously unpublished, as a 176-page hardback book. This two-day photo essay captures Ali the man, unguarded, away from the glare of the media spotlight at his Pennsylvania sanctuary. It includes a foreword by D A Pennebaker, foremost chronicler of American counterculture in the sixties, and an introduction by Peter Angelo Simon.

"I shot 33 rolls in the two days. Ali said nobody had ever taken so many pictures of him. I believe these photographs reveal aspects of Ali's fascinating character not previously seen." Few photographers got as close to the boxer behind the legend. This extraordinary book reveals the preparation for a seminal moment in cultural and political history.

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À propos de l'auteur

D. A. Pennebaker is one of the pioneers of cinema verite filmmaking. In 1956 Pennebaker joined Drew Associates and together, they produced such tandmark films as Primary, Crisis, and Jane. In the 60s, Dont Look Back, and Monterey Pop were two of the earliest films using real-life drama to have a successful theatrical distribution. 1972 saw the release of David Bowie in Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Since 1977, Pennebaker has partnered with Chris Hegedus on a host of acclaimed films that include Town Bloody Hall and Only the Strong Will Survive. In 1994, they received an Academy Award nomination for The War Room and in 1998 their film Moon Over Broadway was cited by the New York Times as the Best Documentary of the Year. Most recently they collaborated with Nick Doob on Al Franken: God Spoke.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reel Art Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 190952638X
• ISBN 13: 9781909526389
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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