{"product_id":"9781350205239","title":"A Life in 16 Films : How Cinema Made a Playwright","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Life in 16 Films\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Steve Waters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe films spanning almost a century, starting with \u003ci\u003eThe White Hell of Pitz Palu \u003c\/i\u003e(1929) and moving most recently to\u003ci\u003e Dark Waters \u003c\/i\u003e(2019)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eeach 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCode Unknown,\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350205239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40769534165198,"sku":"9781350205239","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b518c482-6127-4d2a-a6ea-30698a98871b.jpg?v=1642053149","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350205239","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}