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Clue:
The author of this unbelievably good book is one of my favorites.
His works of film criticism are STILL un-matched in their brilliance. He wrote some essays on Charlie Chaplin which have to be read to be believed.
For this book … he teamed up with … another famous famous artist (of another medium) … and … this was the result.
Ah, the clue gives it away. James Agee. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.
And you’re right. His film criticisms are pure gold. There was a good biography that came out on Agee in the mid ’80s.