Was macht man mit einem halbwüchsigen Sohn, der nicht mehr zur Schule gehen möchte? David Gilmour schlug seinem Sohn einen ungewöhnlichen Handel vor: keine Schule, keine Verantwortung, aber drei gemeinsam geschaute Filme pro Woche, das sollte seine Ausbildung sein. Drei Filme pro Woche und sehr viele Gespräche über Freundschaft und Liebe, Familie und die Schwierigkeiten erwachsen zu werden.
Beschreibung
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.
Klappentext
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.
Biografie
David Gilmour, Jg. 1949, lebt in Toronto, Kanada, und ist Buchautor, Fernsehmoderator, Journalist und Filmkritiker. Er wurde mit vielen Literaturpreisen ausgezeichnet, etwa mit dem renommierten Governor General's Award.
