Gilbert Adair
Gilbert Adair

Gilbert Adair

Dec 29, 1944 (80 years old)

Overview

Birthday
Dec 29, 1944
Death date
Dec 08, 2011

Biography

Gilbert Adair was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic and journalist. He was critically most famous for the "fiendish" translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel A Void, in which the letter e is not used, but was more widely known for the films adapted from his novels, including Love and Death on Long Island (1997) and The Dreamers (2003)

Known For

Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
52min
DOLBY
Movie 2004

Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

The making of The Dreamers, its background and relation to...

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
38min
DOLBY
Movie 1996

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his...