Dark Eye: The Films of David Fincher

by James Swallow

Summary

David Fincher is young, talented, and something of an outsider, with a dark cinematic vision from the serial-killer drama Seven to the urban gothic thriller Panic Room . In Dark Eye , written with Fincher’s full involvement and featuring in-depth interviews, journalist James Swallow presents a complete survey of the director’s work. He begins with Fincher’s early career at special-effects house Industrial Light & Magic, where he worked on films like Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom . He then looks at each of the director’s major films, including his most recent release, Zodiac . Rounding out the book is a reference section and website listing.