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Published: April 2007
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Philip French was born in Liverpool in 1933. He did his national service in the Parachute Regiment and was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and in the United States at Indiana University, Bloomington. He spent most of his career as a talks producer for BBC Radio. He wrote movie essays and ... read more

Praise for Philip French A 'welcome and overdue collection'

Sergio Angelini, Journal of British Cinema and Television

'He never comes across as pretentious and his prose is often wistful and amusing...Breezing through the book is a delight.'

Lee Pfeiffer, Cinema Retro

'In a critical landscape now dominated by amateurism and the taking of theatrically extreme positions, what a pleasure and an education it is to read the work of a judicious professional.'
Jonathan Barnes, Times Literary Supplement

'This collection is a joy from the opening page to the final credits: to open it at any given page is to soak up Phillip's range of interests, terms of reference, knowledge, understanding and humour.'
Dan Carrier, The Camden New Journal

'The publication of this book brings home to the reader the qualities that made Philip French stand out from other film reviewers. His ability with words was special and is evidenced throughout Notes from the Dream House... No review here is unworthy of attention'
Mansel Stimpson, Film Review Daily

'The book is a compact reminder of French's immense knowledge of film and the cinematic world... Notes from the Dream House is solid proof of the fact that French left nothing unseen.'
Laila Obeidat, The London Magazine

Philip French's I Found It at the Movies is an apparently random but charming collection from the Observer critic's nearly 50 years of writing on film. These pieces are elegant and learned, and they hark back to the era when French's predecessor CA Lejeune could usefully dismiss the mawkish home-front drama Millions Like Us with three words: 'And millions don't.'
Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, Film Books of the Year 2011

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Collected Reviews Philip French RRP: GBP 14.95 Discount: -15% You Save: GBP -2.24 Price: GBP 17.19 Currently Out of Stock Paperback ISBN: 978 1 857548 99 0 Imprint: Published: April 2007 216 x 135 x 1 mm Publisher: Carcanet Press Spend GBP 15 or more and receive a free Carcanet tote bag. Available internationally while stocks last. Find out more. Author Reviews Philip French was born in Liverpool in 1933. He did his national service in the Parachute Regiment and was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and in the United States at Indiana University, Bloomington. He spent most of his career as a talks producer for BBC Radio. He wrote movie essays and ... read more Praise for Philip French A 'welcome and overdue collection' Sergio Angelini, Journal of British Cinema and Television 'He never comes across as pretentious and his prose is often wistful and amusing...Breezing through the book is a delight.' Lee Pfeiffer, Cinema Retro 'In a critical landscape now dominated by amateurism and the taking of theatrically extreme positions, what a pleasure and an education it is to read the work of a judicious professional.' Jonathan Barnes, Times Literary Supplement 'This collection is a joy from the opening page to the final credits: to open it at any given page is to soak up Phillip's range of interests, terms of reference, knowledge, understanding and humour.' Dan Carrier, The Camden New Journal 'The publication of this book brings home to the reader the qualities that made Philip French stand out from other film reviewers. His ability with words was special and is evidenced throughout Notes from the Dream House... No review here is unworthy of attention' Mansel Stimpson, Film Review Daily 'The book is a compact reminder of French's immense knowledge of film and the cinematic world... Notes from the Dream House is solid proof of the fact that French left nothing unseen.' Laila Obeidat, The London Magazine Philip French's I Found It at the Movies is an apparently random but charming collection from the Observer critic's nearly 50 years of writing on film. These pieces are elegant and learned, and they hark back to the era when French's predecessor CA Lejeune could usefully dismiss the mawkish home-front drama Millions Like Us with three words: 'And millions don't.' *Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, Film Books of the Year 2011*	Share this... Quick Links Jubilee Bundles Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! Anvil Press Poetry Aspects of Portugal Audio Books Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Carcanet Poetry FyfieldBooks Lintott Press Little Island Press Lives and Letters OxfordPoets PN Review Sheep Meadow Press The Carcanet Blog Songs We Learn From Trees: Chris Beckett read more Carcanet and Covid-19 read more PN Review 252: Editorial read more Happy International Women's Day 2020! read more Angular Desire: Graziano Krtli read more Riddle Me: John Gallas read more
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