READING
JAMES SALTER’S DAYS IN FILM
James Salter was a pilot in the United States Air Force. He abandoned the military profession in 1957 after the publication of his first novel,The Hunters. He is best known as a novelist, but during the sixties and seventies, he worked in film making. Salter made documentaries, wrote texts for films, and even was the director of a film called Three, starring Charlotte Rampling and Sam Waterston.
In Passionate Falsehoods, which was adapted from Salter’s book Burning the Days, published in The New Yorker in 1997, Salter tells the story of his life in film.
Salter’s time in the film world is both good and bad. In Rome, he met directors and stars. In New York, he explored the city with Robert Redford and enjoyed being famous. Deborah Treisman and Michael Agger have talked about Salter. Nick Paumgarten in The Last Book,describes Salter’s opinion about his film career:
“Of sixteen texts for movies, only four were popular. There was money,attractive women, and entrance into rooms where there were stories more for the dinner table than for the page.” Salter thought he was wasting his time.
Perhaps he wasted his time in a larger artistic way, but it still makes for attractive reading. The Last Book is available to everyone in online stores.
1. James Salter played an important part in the making of movies from
A. 1960 to 1979.
B. 1960 to 1970.
C. 1960 to 1985.
2. Passionate Falsehoods is
A. a newspaper.
B. a play.
C. a movie.
3. Salter had nice and difficult times in his
A. acting years.
B. big screen work.
C. visit to one city.
4. The Last Book was written by
A. James Salter.
B. Deborah Treisman.
C. Nick Paumgarten.
5. James Salter thinks that his work in the cinema business was
A. not useful.
B. not hard.
C. not usual.
6. Reading about James Salter's years in the cinema could be
A. clever enough.
B. just fair.
C. quite interesting.
7. The Last Book can be found
A. in museums.
B. at a café.
C. on the web
Respuestas
According to the reading the answer to the questions are:
1. James Salter played an important part in the making of movies from
- A. 1960 to 1979.
The text says that during the sixties and seventies he worked and directed several movies.
2. Passionate Falsehoods is
- C. a movie.
It says that Passionate Falsehood is an adaptation of Salter's book Burning the Days, and it's a movie about his life.
3. Salter had nice and difficult times in his
- A. acting years.
4. The Last Book was written by
- C. Nick Paumgarten.
5. James Salter thinks that his work in the cinema business was
- A. not useful.
Paumgarten says that Salter thought he was wasting his time.
6. Reading about James Salter's years in the cinema could be
- C. quite interesting.
Even though Salter though he was wasting his time, The Last Book still makes an interesting reading
7. The Last Book can be found
- C. on the web
The Last Book can be found and is available in online stores.
1. James Salter played an important part in the making of movies from
A. 1960 to 1979.
" during the sixties and seventies, he worked in film making"
2. Passionate Falsehoods is
C. a movie.
3. Salter had nice and difficult times in his
A. acting years.
"Salter’s time in the film world is both good and bad."
4. The Last Book was written by
C. Nick Paumgarten.
" Nick Paumgarten in The Last Book"
5. James Salter thinks that his work in the cinema business was
A. not useful.
6. Reading about James Salter's years in the cinema could be
C. quite interesting.
7. The Last Book can be found
C. on the web
"The Last Book is available to everyone in online stores."
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