{"product_id":"a-life-in-16-films-steve-waters-9781350205239","title":"A Life in 16 Films: How Cinema Made a Playwright","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteve Waters examines how the very idea of film has defined him as a playwright and a person in this book. Through the the lens of cinema, it provides a cultural and political snapshot of life in Britain from the 2nd part of the 20th century up to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe films spanning almost a century, starting with \u003ci\u003eThe White Hell of Pitz Palu \u003c\/i\u003e(1929) and moving most recently to\u003ci\u003e Dark Waters \u003c\/i\u003e(2019)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eeach chapter examines aspects of Waters's journey from his working-class Midlands upbringing to working in professional theatre to living through the Covid epidemic, through the prism of a particular film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCode Unknown, \u003c\/i\u003e from sci-fi to documentary, from queer cinema to world cinema, this honest, comic book offers a view of film as a way of thinking about how we live. In doing so, it illuminates culture and politics in the UK over half a century and provides an intimate insight into drama and writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Waters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350205230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350205239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.14w x 0.47d","brand":"Steve Waters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013907656959,"sku":"9781350205239","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa8e276d-1d13-4722-bf64-ff1a0ccc5d6b.jpg?v=1767745515","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-life-in-16-films-steve-waters-9781350205239","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}