The Donnie Darko Book [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

"Few filmmakers of any age have blended the sensibilities of pop and art so effortlessly, or combined them with such a haunting tale of loss and redemption."--Andrew O'Hehir, "Salon"*

"The most original and venturesome American indie I've seen this year." --J. Hoberman, "Village Voice"

"[The] kind of movie that calls out not merely to be experienced but to be solved."--Roger Ebert, "Chicago Sun-Times"

D"onnie Darko was the surprise cult hit of 2001. Appearing nationwide on critics' year-end top-ten lists, the quirkly independent film's effortless blending of science fiction, horror, adolescent angst, and social satire defied description while simultaneously providing "an unexpectedly poingnant catharsis for Sept.11 blues" (Jan Start, "Newsday). It Moobius strip-like narrative about Donnie, a troubled teenager who can see into the future, continues to inspire hans to obsessive heights. "The Donnie Dark Book includes the film's screenplay, an in-depth inter interview with writer-director Richard Kelly, and facsinile page from "the philosophy of Time Travel book book that Donnie uses to go back in time, as well as photos and drawings from the film and the artwork it inspired.

This comprehensive illustrated book on the cult phenomenon brings its readers further into the dark and mysterious world of Donnie and his creator Richard Kelly.