Bill Douglas

A Film Artist (livre en anglais)

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Sous la direction de Amelia Watts et Phil Wickham

Type: Etudes
Sujet: Réalisateur > Bill Douglas
Mots Clés: Bill Douglas, réalisateur, Grande-Bretagne
Année d'édition: 2022
Editeur: University of Exeter Press
Collection: Exeter Studies in Film History
Langue: anglais

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Relié • 250 pages
15,5 x 23,5 cm

ISBN

978-1-80413-024-7

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Description de l'ouvrage :
This book examines the work and art of Bill Douglas, thirty years after his death.

Douglas made only a small body of work during his lifetime: The Bill Douglas Trilogy, based on his deprived childhood in Scotland; and Comrades, his epic on the Tolpuddle Martyrs; but he is acknowledged by many as one of Britain’s greatest filmmakers. His films inspire a depth of passion in those that have seen them, and interest in his work has intensified over the years, both within the UK and overseas.

This is the first work to examine Douglas’s life and career through archive material recently made available to researchers. Editors Amelia Watts and Phil Wickham have carefully selected a range of voices—both scholars and practitioners—to reappraise Douglas’s career from a variety of angles. The book raises important questions about Douglas’s status as an artist, and reflects on his struggles within the film industry of the 1970s and 1980s in order to consider the attendant difficulties of working within a collaborative and commercial medium such as cinema. The volume also explores the wider legacy of this film artist, through the collection on moving image history he assembled with Peter Jewell, which became the foundation of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum. It will appeal to film students and scholars, and the small but committed group of general readers who are interested in Douglas’s work.

The book has a foreword by the renowned filmmaker Mark Cousins, who, like many other contemporary directors, is a great enthusiast for Douglas’s work.

À propos des auteurs :
Amelia Watts is completing a PhD at the University of Exeter, where her research focuses on the British film industry in the 1970s and 1980s. Her project draws extensively on the work of Scottish writer-director, Bill Douglas, and utilises his largely unseen Working Papers. Phil Wickham is curator of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter. He was previously a curator at the BFI and has written extensively on British film and television. He also teaches film courses at the University.

Revue de Presse :
I thought I know Bill Douglas' movies inside out, but this new book about Scotland's greatest filmmaker told me many new things.
Mark Cousins

This book provides a level of sustained critical analysis of Douglas’ work that is much needed, while the engagement with his archive opens up the material in new, original ways. A refreshing reconsideration of Douglas, and an innovative contribution to the study of film in general.
Sarah Neely, University of Glasgow

This book is a wonderful testament to the persistence and pursuit of a truly unique vision.
Sarah Street, University of Bristol

The ten essays do a wonderful job of introducing Douglas to a new generation, while expanding our understanding of this multifaceted artist...Douglas emerges as a rounded figure, often full of joy and enthusiasm, constantly active and enjoying collaboration. It's a welcome reappraisal.Rastko Novakovic, Sight and Sound

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