A worthy successor to the beloved actor's earlier diary "My Name Escapes Me, " this new volume contains Sir Alec's journal from June 1996 to December 1998. A "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year.
Alec Guinness Libri
2 aprile 1914 – 5 agosto 2000
Una figura imponente nella recitazione, che ha affascinato il pubblico con le sue magistrali interpretazioni in una vasta gamma di generi. La sua notevole versatilità era evidente nella sua capacità di incarnare più personaggi all'interno di un singolo film, dando vita a personalità distinte con ogni ruolo. Le collaborazioni con registi visionari hanno portato al plauso della critica e a prestigiosi riconoscimenti, consolidando il suo status di leggenda cinematografica. Ha anche ottenuto fama duratura attraverso un'indimenticabile interpretazione in un amata space opera.
Guinness World Records 2015
- 255pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
The latest edition of the Guinness World Records book celebrates the landmark 60th anniversary, as well as showcasing the very best of the most recent world records.• Thousands of new and updated records - every major new achievement listed• Hundreds of amazing new photographs, many never seen before now• Highlights from our archive of classic records• Exciting new design to help reluctant readers, with a look and feel inspired by tablet technology• Dozens of new topics and spreads, plus details of how readers can become record-breakers themselvesPLUS, SPECIAL FEATURES:• FLASHBACK: Tracking how records have changed over six decades• GALLERY: Picture features showcasing the best recordbreaking images from our archive• SEE IT 3D: Bringing the records to life with a free app*September Release
Blessings in Disguise
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
The cast list of distinguished actors who have become distinguished authors is short, and indeed as far as my own reading goes, I can't think of anyone who rivals Sir Alec Guinness as both an actor of the utmost distinction and a writer of uncommon literary achievement. 'Blessings in Disguise', which was originally published in 1986, is Sir Alec s autobiography. It is a profoundly rich, subtly delineated series of sketches of self and others (among the latter, internationally famous British actors such as Gielgud and Richardson).
Over the last few years, Sir Alec Guinness has been keeping a diary, small portions of which have been appearing in the Spectator. These are the basis of this book, though he has revised and expanded the entries.
Eine Chronik ganz besonderer Art: Geschrieben auf Anregung des Londoner -Sunday Telegraph- Herausgebers, hat Sir Alec Guinness über 18 Monate hinweg scheinbar ganz Alltägliches aus dem Leben eines -Ruheständlers- notiert. Gedanken über Gott und die Welt, über Kirche und Politik, Gesundheit und Garten, Essen und Trinken - und natürlich über Theater und Film, Bücher und Gemälde. Beginnend mit dem Neujahrstag 1995 und endend im Juni 1996, verknüpfen die Aufzeichnungen pointierte Reflexionen über ganz aktuelle Ereignisse mit farbigen Anekdoten aus einer langen und brillanten Künstlerkarriere.