{"product_id":"being-gregory-bill-forsyth-gregorys-girl-the-lot-9781399950459","title":"Being Gregory: Bill Forsyth, Gregory's Girl, the lot","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Blanchard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crackle + Hiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399950459\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crackle + Hiss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40852930461811,"sku":"9.7814E+12","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bcebabf8-15a8-412e-8d96-473fd9ab8fa1.jpg?v=1686747067","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/being-gregory-bill-forsyth-gregorys-girl-the-lot-9781399950459","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}