CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 7/28/2018

Christopher Willoughby & James Munn launch "This Is No Dream: Making Rosemary’s Baby" at Artbook @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles

Saturday, July 28, from 4-6PM, Artbook at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles and Reel Art Press present Christopher Willoughby, son of legendary set photographer Bob Willoughby, discussing his father’s career and his work on Rosemary’s Baby with James Munn, author of This Is No Dream: Making Rosemary's Baby.

This Is No Dream: Making Rosemary's Baby is a definitive, illustrated history of Roman Polanski’s great 1968 film, from director and casting choices to the kudos and condemnation it received upon its release. During its making, Polanski fell seriously behind schedule and was almost fired; star Mia Farrow faced an ultimatum—career or marriage—from husband Frank Sinatra; and actor John Cassavetes nearly came to blows with his genius director. Photographer Bob Willoughby—a veteran special set photographer who shot for such movies as Ocean’s 11 (1960), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and The Graduate (1967)—captured it all, along with other studio photographers.

The story begins with author Ira Levin, who was struck with the idea that “a fetus could be an effective horror if the reader knew it was growing into something malignly different from the baby expected.” He set his story in present-day Manhattan, he made the mother-to-be a young woman who had just moved into a mysterious apartment building with her actor husband and he had the baby’s father just happen to be the devil incarnate. And with that, Rosemary’s Baby was born. For most of 1967, Levin’s novel rested comfortably in the top ten of the New York Times bestseller list. It was practically a given that a movie version would be made and, by August 1967, cameras were ready to roll. On June 12, 1968, Rosemary’s Baby hit American theaters.

This book, commemorating the 50th anniversary of this landmark picture, features Bob Willoughby’s work, with many of his behind-the-scenes images presented here for the first time.

Copies of This Is No Dream: Making Rosemary's Baby will be available in-store on the day of the event and signed copies are available to pre-order with free shipping in the U.S. Email the Artbook at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore at bookshw-la@artbook.com to pre-order!

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