Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life

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3 stars (1 review)

Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life is a 2022 book by James Curtis that examines the life of Buster Keaton. The book has six "positive" reviews, six "rave" reviews, and one "mixed" review, according to review aggregator Book Marks.

1 edition

There are many other much better Keaton biographies

3 stars

This was hugely disappointing. I was hoping for a meaningful, in-depth look at one of history's greatest filmmakers. However, although the author apparently knew everything about Buster Keaton, he didn't know the real Buster Keaton. We get page after page of factual detail, tedious reporting of even the most incidental occurrences, but no insight, no revelation of character. What a letdown.

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  • Buster Keaton