{"product_id":"bill-forsyth-interviews-paperback","title":"Bill Forsyth: Interviews - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLloyd Sachs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most beloved filmmakers of his time, Bill Forsyth (b. 1946) has--with one exception--not directed a feature in more than thirty years\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e This long silence is all the more remarkable given his meteoric rise: between 1979 and 1983, the Glasgow native crafted four comic gems that helped put Scottish cinema on the map. How did the director of such enduring classics as \u003cem\u003eGregory's Girl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLocal Hero\u003c\/em\u003e seemingly vanish from the film world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's tempting to blame his retreat on the painful fallout from \u003cem\u003eBeing Human\u003c\/em\u003e, the troubled Hollywood production starring Robin Williams. But even before that big-budget flop, the deeply reserved Forsyth wrestled with the discomfort he felt directing--and with audiences who often overlooked the serious themes beneath his offbeat comedies. \"I've always had a much darker side than most people have perceived,\" he confided to British critic John Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough interviews with leading critics and film authorities, \u003cem\u003eBill Forsyth: Interviews\u003c\/em\u003e offers a revealing look at the filmmaker's personal approach to his art, shaped by early encounters with the French New Wave and a youthful stint making industrial films about forestry, fishing, and factories. Forsyth reflects on his debt to auteurs like François Truffaut, Preston Sturges, Jean Renoir, and Jacques Tati, and offers candid insights into his process. These conversations highlight his methods and the underappreciated dimensions of his work, including what Scottish critic Jonathan Murray calls their \"comic ingenuity, idiosyncratic narrative structures, and tonal complexity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLloyd Sachs \u003c\/b\u003eis author of the critical biography, \u003ci\u003eT Bone Burnett: A Life in Pursuit\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a film and jazz columnist and editorial writer for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e; podcast host of \u003ci\u003eSachs and the Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (and the Chicago radio segment of the same name), crime fiction columnist for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003esenior editor at \u003ci\u003eNo Depression, \u003c\/i\u003eand media columnist for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDownBeat\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJazzTimes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54089514713395,"sku":"9781496863188","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/v4TZH8_59I9781496863188.webp?v=1789592008","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/bill-forsyth-interviews-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}