Camera on James Agee.

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  • Author(s): Coles, Robert
  • Source:
    New Republic. 11/3/79, Vol. 181 Issue 18, p23-28. 5p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
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    • Abstract:
      The article features novelist James Agee. Agee is talented and crafty at finding expressions for the various ideas and visions that pressed upon him. Ross Spears' film about the life and work of Agee was released in 1979. The film "Agee" makes the documentary camera a powerful instrument of literary biography. The last part of the film is devoted to Agee's short, luminous, still influential career as a reviewer, scriptwriter, even bit actor. The secular side of Agee is tackled. His contribution to journalism is also addressed.