The Film Club
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It was an unconventional deal- Jesse could leave school, sleep all day, not work, not pay rent but he had to watch three films a week ... of his father s choosing. Week by week, side by side, father and son watch the world s best (and occasionally worst) films from True Romance to Chunking Express, A Hard Day s Night to Rosemary s Baby, Showgirls to La Dolce Vita. The films get them talking about girls, music, heartbreak, work, drugs, money, love, friendship and they open doors to a young man s interior life at a time when parents are normally shut out. Gradually, the son develops from a chaotic teenager into a self-assured young adult, but as the film club moves towards its bittersweat and inevitable conclusion, Jesse makes a decision which surprises even his father The Film Club is a book that goes straight to the heart. Honest, unsparing and poignant, it is the true story of one man s attempt to chart a course for his beloved son s rocky passage into adulthood.
Author: David Gilmour
Format: Paperback, 256 pages, 136mm x 215mm, 280 g
Published: 2008, Ebury Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: Pregnancy & Parenting
Description
It was an unconventional deal- Jesse could leave school, sleep all day, not work, not pay rent but he had to watch three films a week ... of his father s choosing. Week by week, side by side, father and son watch the world s best (and occasionally worst) films from True Romance to Chunking Express, A Hard Day s Night to Rosemary s Baby, Showgirls to La Dolce Vita. The films get them talking about girls, music, heartbreak, work, drugs, money, love, friendship and they open doors to a young man s interior life at a time when parents are normally shut out. Gradually, the son develops from a chaotic teenager into a self-assured young adult, but as the film club moves towards its bittersweat and inevitable conclusion, Jesse makes a decision which surprises even his father The Film Club is a book that goes straight to the heart. Honest, unsparing and poignant, it is the true story of one man s attempt to chart a course for his beloved son s rocky passage into adulthood.
The Film Club