Dear SCREEN-L Subscribers,

I would like to announce a new publication, which I hope will be of
interest and which some of you may find interesting as a tool to teach film.

The Painter - by Vera M. Britto

*What is a man to do when he is trapped? – Based on a poignant short story
by Aldous Huxley, one of England’s greatest writers*

It is 1923, and London is home to Rolls-Royce limousines, art snobs and
cunning young men trying to better themselves. Some, like the dashing
William, climb on the backs of others while friends at the club cheer him
on. Some, like Lord Badgery, throw out crumbs of privilege to those eager
to lap them up. Yet others, like the down-trodden Jonathan, are dazzled by
England's aristocratic circles which he observes with ever widening eyes.
What wouldn’t he give to be one of them and to escape his own suffocating
circumstances? If he had to pay a high price for acceptance, his greatest
dream, would he? Set against the backdrop of the world of painting and fine
arts, with real and fictional artists and artworks, one man’s soul is
tested.

The cinema has not used Huxley’s short story, “The Tillotson Banquet”, but
“The Painter” shows how rich and vibrant such a film would be. The story is
written in a screenplay format, which author Vera Britto playfully calls a
Movie-in-a-Book and shows it is a viable and enjoyable format as any other.
With filmmaking’s freedom, she paints in characters and drama to enrich
Huxley’s story. Directions for filming and acting will pique the
imagination of the reader in a way that prose does not. There is “image” in
“imagination”, and page by page this Movie-in-a-Book fills a mental screen.
The reader enjoys both a rich interpretation of life in upper class England
and the chance to embark on this exciting adventure sitting in the
director’s chair.

Currently available in its digital version at Amazon/Kindle

https://www.amazon.com/PAINTER-Vera-M-Britto-ebook/dp/B08FZTS7Y5/

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