Films Directed by Prince (Musician) (Study Guide) - Under the Cherry Moon, Graffiti Bridge, Sign O' the Times, 3 Chains O' Gold (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Chapters: Under the Cherry Moon, Graffiti Bridge, Sign O' the Times, 3 Chains O' Gold. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Under the Cherry Moon - The movie was released in processed black-and-white but was filmed in color. It was filmed on location in and around Nice, France, partly to ensure that there was good weather for filming and also to ensure that Prince was free of American film unions. The movie attempts to combine different styles and themes, including a musical, romantic comedy and drama. The film's soundtrack album, Parade, was generally received much better (particularly in Europe) than the film itself, and featured the hit singles "Kiss" and "Mountains." At the time of its release in 1986, many critics were expecting, in one form or another, a direct sequel to Purple Rain. However, barring a performance of "Girls & Boys" by Prince in a French restaurant (which positively affected its performance on the charts in Europe when it was released as a single), most of the soundtrack remains as background music. The majority of critics were unimpressed, although there was praise for the film's cinematography by Michael Ballhaus who has worked with Martin Scorsese. The film was originally slated to be directed by Mary Lambert, the director behind some of Madonna's most famous music videos, but after disagreements about the film's direction, Prince took over directing. She was credited only as a creative consultant in the movie's credits. Much of her input was disregarded and numerous drafts of the screenplay exist to show the revisions the story went through. The cast was also changed during pre-production. Prince originally had planned to have Susannah Melvoin (sister of Revolution member Wendy Melvoin, as well as...http: //booksllc.net/?id=2386766