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Principal Characters - Film Players Out of Frame (Paperback)
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Principal Characters - Film Players Out of Frame (Paperback)
Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
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As the grandson of actress Ivy Close and son of director Ronald
Neame (Straight from the Horse's Mouth; Scarecrow, 2003),
Christopher Neame's roots in the film business were already firmly
established by the time he joined the family profession. In his
first memoir, Rungs on a Ladder, Neame gave readers an insider's
look into a number of productions of the 1960s and 70s produced by
Hammer Studios. Christopher followed this with A Take on British TV
Drama, in which he recounted the challenges and rewards of working
on some of the most distinguished works of British television,
including The Flame Trees of Thika, Monsignor Quixote, and Danger:
U.X.B. In Principal Characters, Neame fills in the gaps of his
illustrious career by providing brief intimate portraits of the
many important film figures he has worked with. In this charming
collection of anecdotes, he asks and answers questions about the
stars, who reveal both their carefree and vulnerable moments alike:
Was Richard Harris really such a hell-raiser as a young man? What
was Peter Sellers like to work with? How did Robert Mitchum find
himself in trouble? How many faces did Alec Guinness have? What was
behind Peter O'Toole and a bomb threat in Paris? Looking behind the
camera lens, Neame captures director Karel Reisz (This Sporting
Life) wearing a producer's hat, marvels at cinematographer Geoffrey
Unsworth 'painting' Cabaret with light, discloses Kenneth Tynan's
unusual predilection, and weighs in on the culinary skills of
Ismail Merchant (A Room with a View). Throughout these accounts,
Christopher looks both acutely and often amusingly at many who are
household names, and when he feels it is appropriate to do so, he
doesn't pull punches. This work is a fitting conclusion to an
autobiographical "trilogy," and will be of interest to all those
curious about the film industry and especially the stars and
directors Christopher Neame has worked with over the years.
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