Nicolas Winding Refn

About this book

"For the first time Nicolas Winding Refn, writer, producer and director of the 'Pusher' Trilogy, 'Bronson,' 'Valhalla Rising,' 'Drive,' 'Only God Forgives' and 'The Neon Demon,' trawls through his unique collection of rare American film posters to unfold ways the viewer validates and actualises the presentation of key images into their own personal reality. From the vintage visuals of 'Spiked Heels and Black Nylons,' 'Obscene House' and 'Alice In Acidland' to 'The Twisted Sex,' 'Torture Me Kiss Me' and 'Zero In and Scream' -- to name just a few of the tantalizing film titles showcased -- the controversial Danish icon constructs a whole new way of looking at the key artwork and shameless hyperbole thought up in the back alley gutters of the exploitation industry. Such poster art broke all the rules and crossed every line, much like Winding Refn himself throughout his innovative career. For the masterfully overblown promises and alluring tag-lines were dubious attractions solely devised to persuade the ravished sight to suppress the cool head of reason and tempt it to sit in a dark auditorium to watch other people's lurid lives shockingly unravel. Now the celebrated filmmaker makes complicit voyeurs of us all by editing his exceptional collection of little-seen and vivid front-of-house displays into an extraordinary multi-dimensional creation to match the observation sensations explored in his own pioneering screen work. With comprehensive historical context provided for each poster, and every single production detail meticulously overseen by Winding Refn himself, this lavish volume encapsulates everything he has learned about direct eyewitness confrontation on a heart-felt individual journey into the art and act of seeing."--P. [4] of cover.