THOMPSON DAVID

ROSEBUD
Το «Rosebud» είναι η «διαθήκη» του Όρσον Γουέλς, το «χρυσό έλκηθρο» των παιδικών του χρόνων που χάθηκε στη ματαιότητα της ανθρώπινης ύπαρξης. Η ζωή του στοιχειωμένη από τα παιδικά τραύματα μιας πρόωρης ενηλικίωσης, φανταχτερή και τραγική, μοιάζει να βάλλεται από την ατυχία που κατατρέχει όλα τα ανώτερα όντα που γνωρίζουν τη δόξα και τη ματαίωση. (. . .) Ο Ντέιβιντ Τόμσον μας μεταφέρει στα πλατό όπου γυρίστηκαν γνωστές ταινίες του Γουέλς («Οι υπέροχοι Άμπερσον», «Η κυρία από τη Σανγκάη», «Μάκβεθ», «Οθέλλος») και, συνομιλώντας με έναν φαντασ...
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(H/B) TELEVISION
In Television, David Thomson - whom Michael Ondaatje has called 'the best writer on film in our time' - turns his attention to the ubiquitous small screen and delivers a history of its revolutionary transformation. In just a few years, this piece of living room furniture - in front of which viewers had to sit at appointed times in order to watch a finite number of channels - has morphed into a glowing cloud of screens that supply near-endless content as and when we want it. Thomson notes that 'if you wanted to play everything that has bee...
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(P/B) MOMENTS THAT MADE THE MOVIES
It's rare that a critic writing about a moment, or moments, on film has the opportunity to show them simultaneously to his readers. But in Moments that Made the Movies, with its dynamic combination of text and image, David Thomson has done just that. Focusing in on one scene, or a few seconds of celluloid, his book finds and displays those uniquely revealing moments in an array of films both widely familiar and nearly forgotten. As the author writes: '... there are surprises, offbeat choices, perhaps even capricious or provocative selecti...
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(H/B) THAI FOOD
'Thai Food' gives the most comprehensive account of this ancient and exotic cuisine ever published in English. David Thompson shares his passion for the unique style of cooking that he believes to be one of the world's greatest cuisines. He provides over 300 mouthwatering recipes, from the simple, honest flavour of a classic pad thai or the refreshing tang of a Green Papaya Salad to such elaborate creations as Green Curry of Trout Dumplings with Apple Eggplants or Stir-fried Crispy Fish Cakes with Pork and Salted Eggs. A series of introduc...
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THE BRITISH MUSEUM CLOCKS (P/B)