The author, a maker of documentaries, begins work on a film to
follow four young, inexperienced film-makers in their quest for
fame and international recognition at the Cannes film festival. The
book is a rollicking account of endless trips, meetings and
attempts to interest recognized film-makers and raise money for
their various ventures. Walker has a keen eye for the absurd and
meets some incredible characters, particularly Stephen, a London
cabbie, who with his friends Gordon and Spooky sets off in a
clapped-out old van with no clear idea of how to get to Cannes.
Once there, they go all out to buttonhole people and deliver the
pitch for their film, Amsterdam. Also among the cast of characters
are Mike, a Rastafarian whose film bombs, and James Merendino, a
film-maker in the Tarantino mould. Walker describes the
frustrations of film-making, the pain of rejection, the hard work
and the toll that it takes on everyones health, but also the
elation of Merendino when he meets with success. Entertaining
asides are supplied by Walker's 96-year-old Auntie Becky, whose
telephone conversations from her nursing home put the film world in
perspective - she describes one recent film as Four Thingies and a
Thingie with Cary Grant. This is a lively, funny book, fairly
ephemeral in places, but some extracts will make you laugh out
loud. (Kirkus UK)
Film-maker Stephen Walker wanted to make a documentary about the Cannes Film Festival. He needed to find four young, untried, untested, obsessive and possibly unhinged directors whom he could follow in their quest for fame and glory. Over six months, he met hundreds of film-makers from all over the world. Some were clearly talented. A few seemed certifiably insane. What united them was a passion for making movies and an inhuman determination to make their mark — whatever the cost.
King of Cannes is a riotously funny account of those six months, a rollercoster ride through the nether regions of the movie business which culminates at Cannes, the most important — and the most glamorous — film festival in the world.
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