{"product_id":"the-films-of-alan-parker-david-f-gonthier-9780786497256","title":"The Films of Alan Parker, 1976-2003","description":"\u003cp\u003e The offbeat musicals \u003ci\u003eFame\u003c\/i\u003e 1980), \u003ci\u003ePink Floyd--The Wall\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eThe Commitments\u003c\/i\u003e 1991) and \u003ci\u003eEvita\u003c\/i\u003e (1996)... The stylized biopics \u003ci\u003eMidnight Express\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), \u003ci\u003eMississippi Burning\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Wellville\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e (1999)... The visceral social dramas \u003ci\u003eShoot the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eBirdy\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), \u003ci\u003eCome See the Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of David Gale\u003c\/i\u003e (2003)... The one-of-kind genre films \u003ci\u003eBugsy Malone\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) and \u003ci\u003eAngel Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (1987)...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These are the films of British director, writer, producer and cartoonist Sir Alan Parker. Among many awards and a knighthood, Parker is the founding director of the Director's Guild of Great Britain, and in 2013 won the honorary British Academy of Film and Television Arts Fellowship Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Parker is known for his humility as a director and has never considered himself an \u003ci\u003eauteur\u003c\/i\u003e: \"I have total admiration for film crews. They are the true heroes of the filmmaking process, not directors.\" He has worked alongside producer Alan Marshall, cinematographer Michael Seresin and the late film editor, Gerry Hambling. This book is the first study of his complete body of feature films (1976-2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David F. Gonthier,Timothy M. O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786497254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786497256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.96h x 7.02w x 0.43d","brand":"David F. Gonthier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086859383039,"sku":"9780786497256","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2042b039-adc6-4977-a3e8-d957af19ecab.jpg?v=1769096993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-films-of-alan-parker-david-f-gonthier-9780786497256","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}