The Best Film I Never Made

And Other Stories about a Life in the Arts

Bruce Beresford

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Text Publishing Company
30 October 2017

Biography: arts & entertainment; Biography - Australian

A collection of warm, droll and frank personal essays from one of Australia's greatest directors.

This entertaining collection of pieces from the acclaimed director of Breaker Morant, Driving Miss Daisy and Mao's Last Dancer features memoirs, brief lives and revealing accounts of the film world.

Alongside unsung heroes from behind the camera and producers of dubious repute are Madeleine St John and Clive James, Margaret Olley and Jeffrey Smart, as well as a particularly seductive 1963 EH Holden - and Bruce Beresford's father, whose strange and startling decline in old age is charted in a brilliant, poignant essay.

Opinionated, wry and engaging, The Best Film I Never Made will provoke and delight in equal measure. It is the ideal gift not only for cinema buffs but for anyone interested in music, art or literature.

By: Bruce Beresford
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781925603101
ISBN 10: 1925603105
Publication Date: 30 October 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Best Film I Never Made: And Other Stories about a Life in the Arts

`Beresford's style resembles the action of a veteran wrist-spinner. His technique looks loose, even effortless. His sentences drift along genially for a while, then suddenly bite the pitch and turn...He isn't merely smart by Hollywood standards. He is smart by any standard...In a world rife with philistines, he demonstrates that the best revenge is laughter, and living and working well.' * Australian * `Beresford writes with skill and insight, humour.' * Otago Daily Times * `This quirky collection of occasional writings from 2007 to 2017 paints a picture of a modest man with a curious mind...Beresford retains a wry sense of humour and an enjoyable willingness to share candid and unflattering details.' * Big Issue * `A collection of warm, droll and often frank personal essays...An honest and reflective book.' * AU Review * `[Beresford's essays] are mostly full of dry-as-sand humour and affection for friends, peers and his late father.' * North & South *