Ratcatcher - Softcover

Ramsay, Lynne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571203493 ISBN 13: 9780571203499

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 1999

Synopsis

Ratcatcher was the brilliant feature-film debut of the young Scotswoman Lynne Ramsay, one of the finest new talents in world cinema. It is the summer of 1973, and 12-year-old James Gillespie lives with his family on a Glasgow estate, which looks increasingly wretched as a dustmen's strike wears on. One day, James inadvertently causes a pal of his to drown in the local canal, and he flees the scene, apparently unseen. He strikes up a touching intimacy with an older girl whom the other estate lads use for sex; and he dreams of leaving the estate for one of the big, clean new houses being built a few miles out of town. But finally James cannot escape his circumstances any more than he can forget about his pal's untimely death.

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Review:

"Told with exceptional skill and feeling, Ratcatcher is deservedly rising far above the pack . . . an insightful, beautifully made film." --Rich Cline, "Cinezine" "Ramsay has found a confident style; she's not just a promising fist-time director, but a fully-fledged visionary from the start." --Jonathan Romney "A film of a unique kind." --Andrew O'Hagan, "Daily Telegraph" "Magnificent. The best debut by a British director in 15 years." --Michel Ciment

Synopsis:

Summer, 1973. Twelve-year-old James Gillespie lives with his mother, father and sister on a Glasgow estate, grim at the best of times. One day he inadvertently causes a pal of his to drown, and whilst dreaming of leaving the estate, he cannot forget about his pal's death.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0571203493
• ISBN 13: 9780571203499
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128