A Life in 16 Films : How Cinema Made a Playwright Paperback / softback
by Mr Steve Waters
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Steve Waters examines how the very idea of film has defined him as a playwright and a person in this book.
Through the the lens of cinema, it provides a cultural and political snapshot of life in Britain from the 2nd part of the 20th century up to the present day.
The films spanning almost a century, starting with The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) and moving most recently to Dark Waters (2019), each chapter examines aspects of Waters's journey from his working-class Midlands upbringing to working in professional theatre to living through the Covid epidemic, through the prism of a particular film.
From The Wizard of Oz to Code Unknown, from sci-fi to documentary, from queer cinema to world cinema, this honest, comic book offers a view of film as a way of thinking about how we live.
In doing so, it illuminates culture and politics in the UK over half a century and provides an intimate insight into drama and writing.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/07/2021
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- ISBN:9781350205239
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/07/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781350205239