A Spectacle of Dust (Paperback)

Pete Postlethwaite

ISBN 10: 1780220030 / ISBN 13: 9781780220031

Published by Orion Publishing Co, London, 2012

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Paperback. Pete Postlethwaite is one of the best-loved and widely admired performers on stage, TV (Sharpe, The Sins) and in cinema.In THE ART OF DISCWORLD, Terry Pratchett said that he had always imagined Sam Vimes as 'a younger, slightly bulkier version of Pete Postlethwaite', while Steven Spielberg called him 'the best actor in the world', about which Postlethwaite said: 'I'm sure what Spielberg actually said was, the thing about Pete is that he thinks he's the best actor in the world.'This is the story of a diverse and multi-talented actor's eventful life, told in his own candid and vibrant words. Vibrant and candid memoirs of the late, great British character actor, Pete Postlethwaite. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Spectacle of Dust (Paperback)
• Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780220030
• ISBN 13: 9781780220031
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The candid memoirs of a great character actor

 

Steven Spielberg called him "the best actor in the world," about which Postlethwaite said: "I'm sure what Spielberg actually said was, 'the thing about Pete is that he thinks he's the best actor in the world.'" This is the story of a diverse and multi-talented actor's eventful life, told in his own vibrant words as he was at the end of it. He covers his early years, when after training as a teacher, he started his acting career at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre with colleagues including Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce, Antony Sher, and Julie Walters. After routine early appearances in small parts for television, his first success came with the acclaimed British film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. He then received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Name of the Father in 1993. His performance as the mysterious lawyer "Kobayashi" in The Usual Suspects is well known, and he appeared in many successful films including Alien 3, Brassed Off, The Constant Gardener, The Shipping News, Romeo + Juliet, and Inception. A beloved and widely admired character actor tells his own story here.

About the Author

Pete Postlethwaite (1945–2011) was a stage and film actor whose films include Aliens 3, The Constant Gardener, Inception, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Town, The Usual Suspects, and In the Name of the Father, for which was nominated for an Academy Award.