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149 x 210 x 17mm
Twenty-four frames a second, 100 heartbeats a minute, a dozen emotional highs an hour - and shockwaves that last a lifetime: that’s cinema. Films entertain us like nothing else can, but they also have the power to change our lives. A film can frighten or reassure us, make us laugh, make us sad or remorseful, make us want to change the world.
This is not a reference book, nor an argument for a cannon. '1000 Films To Change Your Life' is, instead, a celebration of the life-changing force of the movies, by 50 of the people best placed to explain it: people who are both inspired film-goers and inspirational film-makers; actors and actresses; critics and writers. With Tilda Swinton on Sadness and Mike Leigh on Joy, Nigella Lawson on Food in Film and Chris marker on Food for Thought, this book proves how much the movies still matter. Contributors will also include: Antoine de Caunes, Jonathan Demme, Ray Harryhausen, Holly Hunter, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Mann & Steven Soderbergh.
