{"product_id":"being-gregory-book-tim-blanchard-9781399950459","title":"Being Gregory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI 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\u0026gt;\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\u003eThis 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\u003eA 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\u003eTim's illuminating book delves into the ephemeral and enigmatic universe of\u0026gt;\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","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49548842959121,"sku":"GOR013219136","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51024369025297,"sku":"NIN9781399950459","price":16.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51568522887441,"sku":"GOR014331581","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1399950452.jpg?v=1751424344","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/being-gregory-book-tim-blanchard-9781399950459","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}