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The Film Club : No School No Work . . . Just Three Films A Week
Paperback Edition: 1/2008
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 Chungking 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.
Pages : 256
Publisher : Ebury Press
Publication date : 2008-04-04
Subjects: Non-fiction, Art/design/film, Education / Language / ESOL, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure, Medicine, Health And Personal Development