{"product_id":"life-in-16-films","title":"Life In 16 Films","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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317016142206,"sku":"NW9781350205222","price":57.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781350205222.jpg?v=1778598981","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/life-in-16-films","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}