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{{byline|last= Chaiken| first= Michael|abstract=A film specialist interviews Norman {{NM}} about his long-term interest in cinema, including his work as a filmmaker.|url=https://prmlr.us/ | {{byline|last= Chaiken| first= Michael|abstract=A film specialist interviews Norman {{NM}} about his long-term interest in cinema, including his work as a filmmaker.|url=https://prmlr.us/mr02cha}} | ||
{{dc|dc=I|n may 2005, at the time this interview was conducted,}} I was working as the Program Director for Film at International House Philadelphia, a non-profit arts center immediately adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania. Earlier that year I had organized a series of films directed by noted authors which included works by [[w:Yukio Mishima|Yukio Mishima]], [[w:Alain Robbe-Grillet|Alain Robbe-Grillet]], [[w:Susan Sontag|Susan Sontag]], [[w:William Burroughs|William Burroughs]], and [[w:Samuel Beckett|Samuel Beckett]] among others. Norman’s films were central to the series and, with his consent, we were loaned his personal 35mm prints of ''[[w:Maidstone (film)|Maidstone]]'' and ''[[w:Tough Guys Don’t Dance|Tough Guys Don’t Dance]]''. Around that time I discussed with Norman the possibility of organizing a broader series, one that might include all four of the films he directed in addition to the | {{dc|dc=I|n may 2005, at the time this interview was conducted,}} I was working as the Program Director for Film at International House Philadelphia, a non-profit arts center immediately adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania. Earlier that year I had organized a series of films directed by noted authors which included works by [[w:Yukio Mishima|Yukio Mishima]], [[w:Alain Robbe-Grillet|Alain Robbe-Grillet]], [[w:Susan Sontag|Susan Sontag]], [[w:William Burroughs|William Burroughs]], and [[w:Samuel Beckett|Samuel Beckett]] among others. Norman’s films were central to the series and, with his consent, we were loaned his personal 35mm prints of ''[[w:Maidstone (film)|Maidstone]]'' and ''[[w:Tough Guys Don’t Dance|Tough Guys Don’t Dance]]''. Around that time I discussed with Norman the possibility of organizing a broader series, one that might include all four of the films he directed in addition to the | ||
numerous documentaries made about him: films based on his writing, films in which he appeared as an actor and films that he helped to inspire. I proposed the idea to my colleagues at Film at Lincoln Center in New York and they were intrigued, particularly if Mailer might come to present his films. | numerous documentaries made about him: films based on his writing, films in which he appeared as an actor and films that he helped to inspire. I proposed the idea to my colleagues at Film at Lincoln Center in New York and they were intrigued, particularly if Mailer might come to present his films. | ||