I Was Interrupted

Nicholas Ray (1911-1979) was among the most gifted film directors to work in the postwar Hollywood cinema. His work was championed by the French critics of the Cahiers du cinema. Susan Ray, the filmmaker's wife and collaborator, lives and writes in New York State.

• AcknowledgmentsThe Autobiography of Nicholas Ray, by Susan RayNicholas Ray: A Biographical Outline, by Bernard EisenschitzIN CLASS IINTRODUCTION AND GROUND RULESLearning and TeachingI am concerned with the state ...IN CLASS IIMONOLOGUE; CONCENTRATION; ACTION; EYES;CONTROL OF EMOTIONAL MEMORYI hate to bore people ...In a PeapodIN CLASS IIIBACKSTORY; PREPARATION; FALSE START;DIRECTOR'S RELAXATIONCuttingThe second concern tonight ...IN CLASS IVSENSE MEMORY; SHOWING AND FORCING;WHAT TIME IS IT?I was thinking about a man ...ColorThe Black MethodIN CLASS VTIME WAITS; ACTION; ANTICIPATING; "SIT ON IT""Don't Fuck With a Natural"IN CLASS VITHE CAMERA; INVOLUNTARY PERFORMANCEIN CLASS VIISCRIPT BREAKDOWNNaturalsJames Dean: The Actor as a Young ManIN CLASS VIIIARTIFICE; USE OF OBJECTS;PLAYING SHAKESPEARE; "HIT-THE-MARK" ACTINGIN CLASS IXACTION INTO THOUGHT; THE HEROH. H.IN CLASS XCHARACTERIZATIONSA New TheatreOn Richard IIIIN CLASS XITHE PARTYHomage to the Film BuffThe attitude toward today ...IN CLASS XIITHE FORGERBackgammon. Alarm rings ....IN CLASS XIIITHE FORGER (cont'd.)Death and ChildrenIN CLASS XIVTHE FORGER (cont'd.)I Hate a ScriptIN CLASS XVWRAP-UPWritten but not sent to Wim WendersWritten but not sent to a forgerWe Can't Go Home AgainLightning Over WaterAnd when the time comes ..."He realized he was witnessing .. . "Mr. Inside OutFilmography, by Bernard EisenschitzIndex