{"product_id":"lady-director-9780872868687","title":"Lady Director","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate account of a seminal filmmaker’s development—as a creator and as a woman—both in art and in life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Joyce Chopra, what a gift of an extraordinary filmmaker you are, and one of our great pioneers who forged a very difficult path. And for female filmmakers everywhere, we are so blessed to have you as a storyteller to forge the way to make it easier for others.\"—\u003cb\u003eLaura Dern, actor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e as “a crucial forebear of generations,” award–winning director Joyce Chopra came of age in the 1950s, prior to the dawn of feminism, and long before the #MeToo movement. As a young woman, it seemed impossible that she might one day realize her dream of becoming a film director—she couldn’t name a single woman in that role. But with her desire fueled by a stay in Paris during the heady beginnings of the French New Wave, she was determined to find a way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChopra got her start making documentary films with the legendary D.A. Pennebaker. From her ground-breaking autobiographical short, \u003ci\u003eJoyce at 34\u003c\/i\u003e (which was acquired for NY MoMA’S permanent collection), to her rousingly successful first feature, \u003ci\u003eSmooth Talk\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Best Director and Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1985), to a series of increasingly cruel moves by Hollywood producers unwilling to accept a woman in the director’s role, Chopra’s career trajectory was never easy or straightforward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging, candid memoir, Chopra describes how she learned to navigate the deeply embedded sexism of the film industry, helping to pave the way for a generation of women filmmakers who would come after her. She shares stories of her bruising encounters with Harvey Weinstein and Sydney Pollack, her experience directing Diane Keaton, Treat Williams, and a host of other actors, as well as her deep friendships with Gene Wilder, Arthur Miller, and Laura Dern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with the successes and failures of her career, she provides an intimate view of a woman’s struggle to balance the responsibilities and rewards of motherhood and marriage with a steadfast commitment to personal creative achievement. During a career spanning six decades, Joyce Chopra has worked through monumental shifts in her craft and in the culture at large, and the span of her life story offers a view into the implacable momentum of the push for all womens’ liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Joyce Chopra has written a devastatingly frank, candid, and unsparing memoir of her life as a film director—a 'woman director' in a field notoriously dominated by men. The reader is astonished on her behalf, at times infuriated, moved to laughter, and then to tears. \u003cem\u003eLady Director: Adventures in Hollywood, Television, and Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e is one of its kind—highly recommended.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eJoyce Carol Oates, author of \"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Joyce Chopra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959992586358,"sku":"9780872868687","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_94bdfdb7-aeaf-4c1b-b6e7-c657de59ba10.jpg?v=1767783084","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/lady-director-9780872868687","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}