Gilbert Adair

Born: 1944-12-29

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’

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Released: 2004-03-01

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

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Released: 1996-01-01

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told...

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