Coppola certainly broke ground for him in Vietnam with APOCALYPSE NOW. JFK's style and tone derive from the paranoid thriller neo-films noirs of the early 1970s--especially Alan Pakula's THE PARALLAX VIEW. The underlying "conspiracy" is strongly similar to that in EXECUTIVE ACTION (1974), which was based on a script by conspiracy theorist Mark Lane. His later films, such as NATURAL BORN KILLERS and NIXON, are more self-consciously "experimental" (use of multiple film stocks, matting non-diegetic materials, etc.) that perhaps reflect his own avowed admiration for Godard and Bunuel (although his films are still quite unlike theirs). There also seems to be self-conscious imitation of David Lynch in NBK and his TV mini-series WILD PALMS. Don Larsson > I was wondering, which American Film Director can Oliver Stone be compared > to. For example where does he draw his cinematic style and narrative style > from. I am just curious to know because I enjoyed watching JFK, PLATOON AND > BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. > > Kind regards > > > > Try Cecil B. DeMille, the other great self-declared (and self-important) > Hollywood historian. As for cinematic and narrative style: Don't be fooled > by the montage. These are very conventional films. > > Kind regards, > > Vinzenz Hediger, University of Zurich > > _________________________________________________ > Vinzenz Hediger Mailto:[log in to unmask] > Seminar für Filmwissenschaft Phone: +41 1 362 02 31 > Universität Zürich Fax +41 1 362 02 31 > Plattenstrasse 54 Phone: +41 1 634 35 39 > 8032 Zürich alt. e-Mail: [log in to unmask] > _________________________________________________ > > ---- > Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the > University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu ----------------------------------------------------------- Donald F. Larsson, English Department, AH 230 Minnesota State University Mankato, MN 56001 ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu