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Gilbert Adair

Gilbert Adair

Born: December 29, 1944
Died: December 8, 2011
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Gilbert Adair was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic and journalist.

He was critically most famous for the "fiendish" translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel A Void, in which the letter e is not used, but was more widely known for the films adapted from his novels, including Love and Death on Long Island (1997) and The Dreamers (2003)

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Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
Title: Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2004
Type: Movie
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The making of The Dreamers, its background and relation to the May 1968 student riots in Paris.
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François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Title: François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
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A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best.
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The Sorceror's Apprentice
Title: The Sorceror's Apprentice
Released: September 28, 1977
Type: Movie
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A thriller in which the characters are Latin-American exiles living in Paris. It is also a comedy about artists who play at revolution rather than actually participate in one
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