The offbeat musicals Fame 1980); Pink Floydmdash;The Wall (1982); The Commitments 1991) and Evita (1996)... The stylized biopics Midnight Express (1978); Mississippi Burning (1988); The Road to Wellville (1994) and Angelarsquo;s Ashes (1999)... The visceral social dramas Shoot the Moon (1982); Birdy (1984); Come See the Paradise (1990) and The Life of David Gale (2003)... The one-of-kind genre films Bugsy Malone (1979) and Angel Heart (1987)... 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 Directorrsquo;s Guild of Great Britain; and in 2013 won the honorary British Academy of Film and Television Arts Fellowship Award. Parker is known for his humility as a director and has never considered himself an auteur: ldquo;I have total admiration for film crews. They are the true heroes of the filmmaking process; not directors.rdquo; 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 (1976ndash;2003).
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Thank you for a truly wonderful telling of the life and struggles of this great ...By CBDThank you for a truly wonderful telling of the life and struggles of this great musical master. Since being introduced to the works of Beethoven through public radio programming at the age of five. I have felt a kindred love for Ludwig van Beethoven. the person. Listening to his music throughout my life has always given me a sense of the man openly revealing himself - heart and spirit. The more I learn about him. the more I appreciate his legacy. And this book by Barry Cooper is a super read. a treasure source for friends of Beethoven. Respectfully sharing about experiences. characters. and events of his time. while also providing an interesting yet detailed look into the virtuosorsquo;s major. and some minor works. While devouring this entire book I was especially grateful to notice no attempts to tare down or defame the man. Well done! Reading this work was for me. like a visit with a dear friend. Thanks again.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This is an excellent book that is held back from greatness only by ...By novoportuThis is an excellent book that is held back from greatness only by the authors absurdly defensive advocacy for his subject. Not quite hagiography. but most certainly apologetic. My recommendation is to get this book. knowing its limitations. alongside another that is unafraid to acknowledge the composers darker side(s)- Suchets Beethoven: The Man Revealed. for example.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The more you know about music. the more youll like this book.By PozdravyThis book deals with Beethovens life and works. Cooper spends considerable time discussing what Beethoven worked on and when. He also gives. short. intriguing analyses of many works. The non musician may find these hard to understand because they are rather technical. (e.g. The second movement of the Emperor Concerto is really in C-flat major but notated in B major.) However. as a musician. I found his comments stimulating and found myself consulting the scores repeatedly while reading the book. This has made my reading very slow. I am still at the late quartets and am eager to read his analyses of them because I know them quite well. Even if you do not understand music theory. this is a valuable bio of one the great musical minds of all time.
