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Inside The Wicker Man
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Inside The Wicker Man—How Not to Make a Cult Classic
Fake blossom, ice-cube chomping actors and a studio that barely distributed it: the chaotic making of a masterpiece.
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About the Ebook
Inside The Wicker Man is a treat for all cinemagoers, exhaustively researched and achieving a near-perfect balance between history, trivia and serious analysis. Allan Brown describes the filming and distribution of the cult masterpiece as a 'textbook example of How Things Should Never Be Done'. The omens were bad from the start, and proceeded to get much, much worse, with fake blossom on trees to simulate spring, actors chomping on ice-cubes to prevent their breath showing on film, and verbal and physical confrontations involving both cast and crew. The studio hated it and hardly bothered to distribute it, but today it finds favour with critics and fans alike, as a serious - if flawed - piece of cinema. Brown expertly guides readers through the film's convoluted history, attempting along the way to explain its enduring fascination, and providing interviews with the key figures - many of whom still have an axe to grind, and some of whom still harbour plans for a sequel.Why You'll Love This Ebook
- The exhaustive, authorised history of one of cinema's greatest cult films
- Packed with interviews, trivia and never-before-told stories from cast and crew
- Still the definitive account of how The Wicker Man was made — and nearly lost
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Reviews
'A stunning examination of one of my favourite films by one of my favourite journalists.' A.A. Gill
'A book about The Wicker Man? I would think you'd need an encyclopaedia.' Christopher Lee
About the Author
Allan Brown is a writer and critic with the Scottish edition of The Sunday Times. He lives in Glasgow.Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 15 February 2012
Print Length: 304 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857902177
Format: Ebook
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