The Film That Changed My Life (also known as The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark) is a non-fiction collection of interviews compiled by American journalist, author and film columnist Robert K. Elder. The book presents interviews with thirty famous directors who share stories about the movies that affected their career paths and directing styles.

Chapter list

Edgar Wright on An American Werewolf in London

Rian Johnson on Annie Hall

Danny Boyle on Apocalypse Now

Bill Condon on Bonnie and Clyde

Richard Kelly on Brazil

Peter Bogdanovich on Citizen Kane

John Dahl on A Clockwork Orange

Henry Jaglom on 8½

Brian Herzlinger on E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

Alex Gibney on The Exterminating Angel

Kimberly Peirce on The Godfather

Steve James on Harlan County, USA

Austin Chick on Kings of the Road

Guy Maddin on L'âge d'Or

Michel Gondry on Le voyage en ballon

Michael Polish on Once Upon a Time in America

Arthur Hiller on Rome, Open City

Pete Docter on Paper Moon

Atom Egoyan on Persona

Gurinder Chadha on Purab aur Pachhim and It's a Wonderful Life

Richard Linklater on Raging Bull

Jay Duplass on Raising Arizona

John Woo on Rebel Without a Cause and Mean Streets

John Landis on The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

Kevin Smith on Slacker

Chris Miller on Sleeper

Neil LaBute on The Soft Skin

George A. Romero on The Tales of Hoffmann

Frank Oz on Touch of Evil

John Waters on The Wizard of Oz

See also

The Best Film You've Never Seen

References

External links

The Film That Changed My Life Official website

Time Out Chicago Excerpts from Author's Column

Zimbio Interview with Robert K. Elder by Bob Andelman

CT Atlanta Culture Surfing review

Filmspotting Podcast interview with the author

2011 non-fiction books

Books about film

Chicago Review Press books

American non-fiction books

Books of interviews

The Film That Changed My Life