"Movies are today's lingua franca, speaking to us on an emotional and intellectual level that no other art form can match. While there have been many great films, only a few directors have raised the motion picture to its highest level. In The Playboy Interviews: The Directors, 17 of the world's most widely respected and creative filmmakers discuss with the writers of Playboy what drives them and inspires their craft. Through candid, thought-provoking and highly personal discussions ranging from Roman Polanski's thought on the murder of his wife to Oliver Stone's frank discussions about the challenges he faced in creating his memorable films, to conversations with such masters as John Huston, Joel and Ethan Coen, Francis Ford Coppola and many more, The Directors provides a window into the creative minds of cinema's true artists."--BOOK JACKET.