The Film Club

No School. No Work ... Just Three Films a Week

David Gilmour

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Ebury Press
15 April 2010

Films, movies & cinema; Biography: general; Memoirs; Teenagers: advice for parents

The touching, true story of what happens when a father tries to educate his chaotic teenage son through film

Jesse didn't want to go to school anymore. After much deliberation, his father offers him an unconventional deal- he can drop out, sleep all day, not work, not pay rent, but on one condition - that he watches three films a week, of his father's choosing.

What follows is an unusual journey as week by week, side by side, they watch the world's best (and occasionally worst) films - from True Romance to Chunking Express, A Hard Day's Night to Rosemary's Baby, and La Dolce Vita to Giant. The films get them talking- about girls, music, heartbreak, work, drugs, money, friendship - but they also open doors to a young man's interior life at a time when a parent is normally shut out. Gradually the father's initial worries are set aside as he watches his son morph from chaotic teenager to self-assured adult - who even starts to get up before noon. As the film club moves towards its poignant and inevitable conclusion, the young man makes a decision which surprises even his father...

The Film Club is a book that goes straight to the heart. Honest, unsparing, and emotive, it follows one man's attempt to chart a course for his beloved son's rocky passage into adulthood.

By: David Gilmour
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Export ed
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 139g
ISBN: 9780091937997
ISBN 10: 009193799X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 April 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Gilmour is an award-winning and highly respected film critic - both in print and on television - and a bestselling novelist. This is his first literary memoir. He lives in Canada.

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The Film Club

No School. No Work ... Just Three Films a Week

David Gilmour

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