{"product_id":"conclusions-9780571353804","title":"Conclusions","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe concluding thoughts of one of Britain's greatest film-makers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What a life  What a career  \u003cb\u003eHarold Pinter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Boorman is one of the world's great directors, a master storyteller. \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Boorman is one of cinema's authentic visionaries whose travels have taken him from London in the Blitz to the pinnacle of Hollywood success: the man behind films such as \u003ci\u003ePoint Blank\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExcalibur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHope and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe General\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eConclusions\u003c\/i\u003e continues the story of his life that Boorman began with \u003ci\u003eAdventures of a Suburban Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and shares what has happened since its publication: films made (such as the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe General\u003c\/i\u003e) and unmade; new knowledge about the craft of film-making; and, ultimately, the story of of his kith and kin, including the death of his cherished elder daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wielding a metaphorical Excalibur, Boorman's career has been a continual search for the truth that only art can convey, and this memoir shows him at his finest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Boorman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London in 1933. His career as a film director includes \u003ci\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExcalibur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoint Blank\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHope and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a five-time Academy Award-nominee, and was twice awarded Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. He is the author of a memoir, \u003ci\u003eAdventures of a Suburban Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eMoney Into Light: The Emerald Forest - a Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, and is also the co-founder and editor of Faber \u0026amp; Faber's long-running series \u003ci\u003eProjections: Film-makers on Film-making\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50444830671122,"sku":"9780571353804","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f17b4583-d027-4709-873e-439bb42d201b.jpg?v=1729690341","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/conclusions-9780571353804","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}