Life in 16 Films

Steve Waters examines how the very idea of film has defined him as a playwright and a person in this book. Through the the lens of cinema it provides a cultural and political snapshot of life in Britain from the 2nd part of the 20th century up to the present day. <br/><br/>The films spanning almost a century starting with <i>The White Hell of Pitz Palu</i>(1929) and moving most recently to<i> Dark Waters</i>(2019)<i> </i>each chapter examines aspects of Waters's journey from his working-class Midlands upbringing to working in professional theatre to living through the Covid epidemic through the prism of a particular film. <br/><br/>From <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> to <i>Code Unknown </i> from sci-fi to documentary from queer cinema to world cinema this honest comic book offers a view of film as a way of thinking about how we live. In doing so it illuminates culture and politics in the UK over half a century and provides an intimate insight into drama and writing.