The film stars franco alongside emma roberts, jack kilmer, nat wolff and zoe levin. Features a bonus essay by james franco on gia coppolas film adaptation. Palo alto, california is where james franco grew up, so it is quite fitting that he makes this the title of his book of short stories. A collection of stories about troubled california teens and misfits follows the misadventures of a band of youths who experiment with vice in such tales as american history and i could kill someone. Written with an immediate sense of placeclaustrophobic and ominous james franco s collection. Franco, as well as being an actor, artist and soontobe oscars host, studied writing at brooklyn college. Written with an immediate sense of place claustrophobic and ominous james franco s collection. Palo alto book by james franco official publisher page. Palo alto is a collection of short stories from golden globe winning actor, james franco. Francis ford coppolas granddaughter gia coppola directed the film and wrote the screenplay, while franco stars with emma roberts and newcomer jack kilmer.
Actor franco, perhaps best known for his roles in spiderman and milk, makes his debut as a writer with this collection of 11 short stories about restless adolescents in palo alto, ca. Stories by james franco and featuring new music from devonte hynes blood orange. Palo alto is a collection of linked short stories by american actor, writer, and director james franco. Stories by franco, james october 19, 2010 hardcover and read palo alto. Gia coppola adapts palo alto, a short story collection by.
He grew up in palo alto and all the stories are set here, so it was pretty cool to see so many familiar. But the author fails to find anything remotely insightful to say in these 11 amazingly underwhelming stories. Palo alto stories is three individual films drawn from the high school experiences james franco wrote about in his book, palo alto. James franco is the latest hollywood big shot to set his sights on. An effort is underway to remove a mural james franco painted at palo alto high school, his alma mater, as allegations of sexual misconduct continue to dog the golden globewinning star of the the. A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled california teenagers and misfits violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist james franco. The stories read like salingers catcher in the rye, with a less irritating narrator, crossed with the selfdestructive nature of characters that frequent some of carvers best stories. With emma roberts, james franco, jack kilmer, zoe levin. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Palo alto is a 20 american drama film based on james franco s short story collection palo alto 2010. Observer not all these stories of teen angst, set in the californian suburb of palo alto in which actorwriterartist james franco grew up, are violent.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Pdf palo alto stories by james franco download pdf free ebook. Jun 30, 20 joking bad late night with jimmy fallon late night with jimmy fallon duration. Pdf palo alto stories by james franco download pdf free. Palo alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Stories by franco, james october 19, 2010 hardcover online books in format pdf. The actor, currently starring in hbos the deuce and known for films such as 127 hours and. Stories by james franco in chm, doc, fb2 download ebook. Palo alto is a 20 american drama film written and directed by gia coppola, based on james franco s 2010 short story collection of the same name. With emma roberts, james franco, val kilmer, nat wolff. Palo alto high school journalism teacher esther wojcicki has at least one famous fan.
Stories, several stories intertwine as the film unfolds. I recently read through some of james franco s collection of short stories, palo alto. B is played by actorpermanent gradstudent james franco, the author of the short story collection upon which palo alto is based. Check out palo alto stories by james franco on indiegogo. Marijuana, especially, provides a backdrop, and sex is the source of both desire and guilt. Franco ends up perfectly mirroring the undulations of a teenage mind. I recently read through some of james francos collection of short stories, palo alto. Palo alto is the accumulation of his studies, and a life spent growing up in the palo alto area. The stories are about teenagers and their experiments with vices and their struggles with their families. Written with an immediate sense of placeclaustrophobic and ominousjames francos collection. The life and struggles of a group of adolescents living in palo alto. A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled california teenagers and misfitsviolent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist james franco.
This edgy collection of stories by james franco makes you glad youve outgrown all that teenage angst and all the confusion and loss that goes with it. An unflinching portrait of adolescent lust, boredom, and selfdestruction, palo alto is a teen movie for the ages an astonishing debut feature from writerdirector gia coppola, based on the book palo alto. Palo alto drawn from james francos short story collection, this wastedyouth pic goes to impressive lengths to develop the characters and shape their experience. Palo alto is a 20 american drama film written and directed by gia coppola, based on james francos 2010 short story collection of the same name. The collection was published on october 19, 2010, by scribners. Shy, sensitive april emma roberts is the class virgin a popular soccer player and frequent babysitter for her singledad coach, mr.
Palo alto is a depressing look at teenagers growing up in palo alto. Aug 04, 2011 palo alto is the debut of a powerful new literary voice. Oct 19, 2009 palo alto is a collection of short stories from golden globe winning actor, james franco. When they are the shock is cushioned by a deadpan narrative tone that perfectly sums up the pain, boredom and horror of adolescence. Were partial to lockheed, where everything about summer seems about as dull as the protagonists internship, until violence erupts. Joking bad late night with jimmy fallon late night with jimmy fallon duration.
A dark drama centered on a group of teens with a penchant for finding trouble. Written with an immediacy and sense of place palo alto traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to selfdestructive, often heartless nihilism. Not exactly groundwork for a parallel career as a writer of short stories that register the influence of hemingway, kerouac and carver and quote casually. Jun 07, 2011 a fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled california teenagers and misfitsviolent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist james franco. His response is a thesis statement, instructing the viewer on how to interpret the behavior of the characters. Palo alto is far from merely cut and paste replication however and it is in the format of the whole book that shows francos fascinating creativity. There is a lot of sex, drugs, language, and violence in these stories.
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