Fascinating insight into the mind of a maverick filmmaker

I've read a lot of Anne Billson's fiction, but this is the first of her film books I've read (other than dipping into the Billson Film Database). It's a lengthy interview with director Russ Meyer, topped and tailed by an introduction that sets the scene and a closing section that provides interesting critical insight into Meyer's work. He comes across as a likeable eccentric in the interview, which offers a fascinating overview into his life and work and at times his commentary is extremely amusing. Ultimately the book has a slightly melancholy feel though, given that he didn't work again after the interview. ( )