{"product_id":"being-gregory-bill-forsyth-gregorys-girl-the-lot-paperback","title":"Being Gregory: Bill Forsyth, Gregory's Girl, the lot - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Blanchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I want to be Gregory, walking through the concrete and asphalt of a grey housing estate on a summer's evening. At least once, I want to be in every one of those places from the film: the corrugated underpass on the way to school, the red ash sports pitches, under the clock in the Plaza.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1980, a 34 year-old Glaswegian got the chance to turn his first screenplay into a feature film. With a small budget and support from a youth theatre in an area of 'multiple social deprivation', Bill Forsyth made a film which still holds a luminous place in the minds of audiences around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book about the singular, unappreciated talent of Forsyth - and the impossibility of \u003ci\u003eGregory's Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehow it shouldn't really exist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's much more to the film's unique formula than a story about first love and football: French New Wave cinema; Vladimir Nabokov; Preston Sturges; the Glasgow Youth Theatre; the new town strangeness of Cumbernauld; and most of all, the magic of ordinary life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a fantastic read about one of the most important Scottish films ever made. We all knew we were involved in something special - but no-one knew just how special.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRab Buchanan (Andy)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fascinating read...a journey over the rainbow to that magical land of youth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Sannachan (Billy)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tim's illuminating book delves into the ephemeral and enigmatic universe of \u003ci\u003eGregory's Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and its creator. Contextualised within the zeitgeist of the late '70s and early '80s, it's a compelling read for cinephiles, cultural historians, and, perhaps especially, those people of Scotland whose own coming-of-age experiences were echoed by the much-loved film. It grants us a tantalising wee keek into the ordinary magic of being human.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerry Clark, director\/producer, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne For The Album: The Story of the Glasgow Youth Theatre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42939204010119,"sku":"9781399950459","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/p888N1XNKP9781399950459_e61be3c2-d0c6-4649-bd93-3d9f08246213.jpg?v=1753348965","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/being-gregory-bill-forsyth-gregorys-girl-the-lot-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}