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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Brian McFarlane , Bethan HirstPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm ISBN: 9780719085956ISBN 10: 0719085950 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 30 November 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Introduction 1. A very young film critic 2. What deprivation can do for you 3. City lights 4. Back to the bush 5. The Great World, sort of... 6. The importance of being earnest 7. Fun in Acapulco (nothing to do with Elvis) ... or A man's gotta dream... 8. Combining business and pleasure 9. Getting to know them 10. Putting it down and getting it altogether -- .ReviewsKnowledgeable and such fun. This man really knows and loves movies Syvlia Syms, OBE ...highly entertaining picaresque confession of a film fanatic's journey from the Wimmera to the World ... Brian's own story and his arcane knowledge of cinema are equally delicious and infectious, both told with impeccable drollery Geoffrey Rush It is easy to tell that this book has been a labour of love. Brian McFarlane is a true movie 'buff', but one who knows what he is talking about. It is a joy to share his knowledge and enthusiasm. Judi Dench, DBE Knowledgeable and such fun. This man really knows and loves movies ...highly entertaining picaresque confession of a film fanatic's journey from the Wimmera to the World ... Brian's own story and his arcane knowledge of cinema are equally delicious and infectious, both told with impeccable drollery It is easy to tell that this book has been a labour of love. Brian McFarlane is a true movie 'buff', but one who knows what he is talking about. It is a joy to share his knowledge and enthusiasm. Film Studies scholars don't generally write their memoirs, so Brian McFarlane's Real and Reel is an unusual book. McFarlane, modest and self-effacing though he might be, has done more for British cinema history than anyone beyond Rachael Low (Robert Murphy, The Journal of British Film and Television, Vol 11, No 1, 2014) -- . Author InformationBrian McFarlane is an Adjunct Associate Professor attached to the English Department and was Visiting Professor at the University of Hull. -- . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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