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David Fincher: Mind Games: A Critical Survey of the Filmmaker
Hardcover
Entertainment & Performing ArtsFilm & Video ArtIndividual Artists
Publisher Price: $45.00
ISBN13: 9781419753411
Publisher: Abrams Books
Published: Nov 23 2021
Pages: 304
Weight: 3.25
Height: 1.00 Width: 9.20 Depth: 10.90
Language: English
Adam Nayman's David Fincher: Mind Games remains the definitive critical and visual survey of one of cinema's most exacting masters.
Foreword by Academy Award winner Bong Joon-ho. A master class in the technical brilliance and psychological depth of a director who never settles for anything less than perfection. --Little White Lies
Through deep-dive essays and firsthand interviews with frequent collaborators--including Jeff Cronenweth, Howard Shore, and Erik Messerschmidt--Nayman explores Fincher's recurring themes of paranoia, procedure, and the fragile line between order and chaos.
Lavishly illustrated with film stills, archival behind-the-scenes photos, and original illustrations, Mind Games is the ultimate resource for any cinephile.
From his early days as a music video visionary for Madonna and the Rolling Stones to his reign as the king of modern noir, David Fincher has redefined the cinematic landscape. This comprehensive monograph covers the height of his legendary filmography, providing deep analysis of:
- The Early Classics: Alien 3 (1992) and the breakthrough of Se7en (1995)
- The Cultural Shocks: Fight Club (1999) and the digital precision of Panic Room (2002)
- The Masterworks: Zodiac (2007) and the Academy Award-winning The Social Network (2010)
- The Modern Noir: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Gone Girl (2014), and the personal epic Mank (2020)
Styled as a case file to mirror Fincher's own investigative aesthetic, the book includes his work on genre-shifting series like Mindhunter and House of Cards.
Even as Fincher continues to push the medium forward--most recently with the cold-blooded mastery of The Killer (2023) and his historic 2026 collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, The Adventures of Cliff Booth--this volume covering his work through Mank stands as the essential foundation for understanding his visual language.
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