Gilliamesque - Hardcover

Gilliam, Terry; Thompson, Ben

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062380745 ISBN 13: 9780062380746

Publisher: Harper Design Intl, 2015

Synopsis

This is probably as good a time as any for me to make a full confession . . .

About this title

Review:

The book is lavishly packed with entertaining stories and visual asides, photos, drawings, and illustrations, most accompanied by the author s pithy commentary and reflections. --Kirkus Review"

Legendary film directorand member of the fabulous Monty Python sketch-comedy troupeTerry Gilliam has filled his autobiography with never-before-seen drawings and artwork, as well as a chronicling of his life --Penthouse Magazine"

Gilliamesque is a guide from someone who has been in the trenches of Hollywood who isn't afraid to share how it really works. --Quartz"

It s chock full of intimate stories about life as a Python and both A-list Hollywood and indie director, but it is also unlike any other memoir in recent memory, with loads of stunning illustrations and Gilliam s handwritten asides, giving each chapter layer upon layer of insight. --Esquire"

...cheerful and breezy...visually extraordinary throughout...an entertaining read for anyone curious to learn more about one of the most audacious filmmakers of our time. --RogerEbert.com/Balder & Dash"

His very funny new book, GILLIAMESQUE: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir...is a memoir as chaotic and irresistible as his animation . . . --New York Times Book Review"

...a candid and illuminating Declaration of Principles in which the authoremerges as his own Quixote. --Chicago Tribune"

Legendary film director and member of the fabulous Monty Python sketch-comedy troupe Terry Gilliam has filled his autobiography with never-before-seen drawings and artwork, as well as a chronicling of his life --Penthouse Magazine"

"The book is lavishly packed with entertaining stories and visual asides, photos, drawings, and illustrations, most accompanied by the author's pithy commentary and reflections."--Kirkus Review

"Legendary film director--and member of the fabulous Monty Python sketch-comedy troupe--Terry Gilliam has filled his autobiography with never-before-seen drawings and artwork, as well as a chronicling of his life"--Penthouse Magazine

Book Description:

Finally - in glorious technicolour - the illustrated memoir from the legendary director, animator and founding member of Monty Python, Terry Gilliam

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Design Intl
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0062380745
• ISBN 13: 9780062380746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 297