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London Diaries/free Cinema by Lorenza Mazzetti (2018, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherZidane Press

ISBN-100956267858

ISBN-139780956267856

eBay Product ID (ePID)11050074439

Product Key Features

Book TitleLondon Diaries/Free Cinema

Number of Pages146 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFilm / General, Film / Genres / Documentary, General

Publication Year2018

GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorLorenza Mazzetti

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight7 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsWhen Lrenza Mazzetti demanded to be let into the Slade Art School they asked her why she should be admitted, she replied "Because I am a genius"., Lorenza Mazzetti's London Diary, her memoir of coming to London in the chaos and brokenness of the years after the second world war, how she met casual cruelty and unexpected kindnesses, and how a smattering of luck, bravado and good friendship forged the film-maker and artist she became. Ali Smith.

Number of Volumes300 vols.

Dewey Decimal791.430942120904

SynopsisWritten by Lorenza Mazzetti, the first woman film director ever to be funded by the BFI, London Diaries/Free Cinema is the unique story of the birth of Free Cinema in London. It describes the making of Together (1957), a neglected masterpiece of British Free Cinema. The book introduces key figures of Free Cinema, such as Lindsey Anderson, and outlines the struggle of a young Mazzetti to find her way in London., Written by Lorenza Mazzetti, the first woman film director ever to be funded by the BFI, London Diaries/Free Cinema is the unique story of the birth of Free Cinema in London. It describes the making of Together (1957), a neglected masterpiece of British Free Cinema. The book introduces key figures of Free Cinema, such as Lindsey Anderson, and outlines the struggle of a young Mazzetti to find her way in London. Lorenza Mazzetti came to London in 1956 after her family were killed by the Nazis at the end of the 2nd WW. Her struggle to survive is beautifully and poetically reprised in this marvellous diary. Penniless she worked in cafes, got herself into the Slade Art School, and became the first woman to ever get a BFI grant to make a film. The book records both the traumas and the triumphs of making your way in a foreign country, and reflects on the powerful hold that history exerts on an individual, and how a new destiny can be created. Beautifully written it is a gem that has been hidden for a long time. (This is the first English publication of the book)., Written by Lorenza Mazzetti, the first woman film director ever to be funded by the BFI, London Diaries/Free Cinema is the unique story of the birth of Free Cinema in London. It describes the making of Together (1957), a neglected masterpiece of British Free Cinema. The book introduces key figures of Free Cinema, such as Lindsey Anderson, and outlines the struggle of a young Mazzetti to find her way in London.Lorenza Mazzetti came to London in 1956 after her family were killed by the Nazis at the end of the 2nd WW.Her struggle to survive is beautifully and poetically reprised in this marvellous diary. Penniless she worked in cafes, got herself into the Slade Art School, and became the first woman to ever get a BFI grant to make a film. The book records both the traumas and the triumphs of making your way in a foreign country, and reflects on the powerful hold that history exerts on an individual, and how a new destiny can be created. Beautifully written it is a gem that has been hidden for a long time. (This is the first English publication of the book).

LC Classification NumberPN1993.5