Perennially on the outside, Brian has led a solitary life; he works
at Camden Council, lunches every day at Il Castelletto café and
then returns to his small flat on Kentish Town Road. It is an
existence carefully crafted to avoid disturbance and yet Brian
yearns for more. A visit one day to the BFI brings film into his
life, and Brian introduces a new element to his routine: nightly
visits to the cinema on London’s South Bank. Through the works of
Yasujirō Ozu, Federico Fellini, Agnes Varda, Yilmaz Güney and
others, Brian gains access to a rich cultural landscape outside his
own experience, but also achieves his first real moments of
belonging, accepted by a curious bunch of amateur film buffs, the
small informal group of BFI regulars. A tender meditation on
friendship and the importance of community, Brian is also a
tangential work of film criticism, one that is not removed from its
subject matter, but rather explores with great feeling how art
gives meaning to and enriches our lives.
General
Imprint: |
Fitzcarraldo Editions
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
Firstpublished: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Jeremy Cooper
|
Dimensions: |
197 x 125mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80427-036-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-80427-036-9 |
Barcode: |
9781804270363 |
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