A Life in 16 Films - How Cinema Made a Playwright (Hardcover)

Steve Waters examines how the very idea of film has defined him as a playwright and a person in this book. Through the the lens of cinema, it provides a cultural and political snapshot of life in Britain from the 2nd part of the 20th century up to the present day. The films spanning almost a century, starting with The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) and moving most recently to Dark Waters (2019), each chapter examines aspects of Waters's journey from his working-class Midlands upbringing to working in professional theatre to living through the Covid epidemic, through the prism of a particular film. From The Wizard of Oz to Code Unknown, from sci-fi to documentary, from queer cinema to world cinema, this honest, comic book offers a view of film as a way of thinking about how we live. In doing so, it illuminates culture and politics in the UK over half a century and provides an intimate insight into drama and writing.

General

Imprint:	Methuen Drama
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2021
Authors:	Steve Waters
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-20522-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-350-20522-2
Barcode:	9781350205222

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