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The Film Club: No School. No Work... Just Three Films a Week (Paperback)

by David Gilmour (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press (6 Mar 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091924529
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091924522
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 141,739 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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 "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.


About the Author

David Gilmour is an award-winning and highly respected film critic - both in print and on television - and the author of six bestselling novels. This is his first literary memoir. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Film Club, 11 Dec 2008
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David Gilmour takes control of his adolescent son's life by taking him out of school and providing him with the education of watching three movies of his fathers choosing and then discussing them after words. David manages to find several films to help his son through the difficult chapters in his life; constant relationship troubles and unexpected drug abuse. Through the steady course of movies and life lessons, the strong bonding relationship between the father and son are put in a spin Jesse decides to make leading decision in his life.
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By Ramone666 (Barcelona) - See all my reviews
Looked good on paper, but turned out to be the phoniest book I've ever read. A totally unconvincing tale about the interaction between a pseudo-liberal, pseudo-intellectual 'dad' and his braindead son. The movie bits are disappointingly shallow as well. Avoid like the plague.
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