Film Freak - Couverture rigide

Fowler, Christopher

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0857521608 ISBN 13 : 9780857521606

Editeur : Doubleday, 2013

Synopsis

Much-loved and admired novelist Christopher Fowler follows up his acclaimed memoir, Paperboy, with a second beautifully told, funny and affecting autobiographical volume, recounting his years in Britain's movie business.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christopher Fowler is a Londoner born (in Greenwich) and bred. For many years he jointly owned and ran one of the UK's top film marketing companies. He is the author of many novels and short story collections, from the urban unease of cult fictions such as Roofworld and Spanky, the horror-pastiche of Hell Train to the much-praised and award-winning Bryant and May series of detective novels - and his critically acclaimed first volume of autobiography, Paperboy.

He lives in King's Cross.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

It's the late 1970s and twenty-something Christopher Fowler is a film freak, obsessively watching lousy films in run-down fleapits. He longs to become a famous screenwriter and put his dreams on the big screen, and so heads for Wardour Street, Britain's answer to Hollywood, with an armful of terrible scripts.

But he's made a spectacular mistake. He arrives just as the nation's filmmakers are being brought to their knees by the arrival of video and the destruction of the old movie palaces.The only films being made are smutty low-budget farces and TV spin-offs. Instead of being asked to write another Bullitt, Chris finds himself churning out short films about boilers and nylon sheets. Somehow, against the odds, he finds success - although not the sort he'd expected.

From the sticky Axminster of the local cinema to the red carpet at Cannes, Film Freak is a grimly hilarious and acutely observed trawl through the arse-end of the British film industry, which turns into an affecting search for friendship and happiness.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Doubleday
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0857521608
• ISBN 13: 9780857521606
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible