by José Luis Garci · Nickel Odeon · tapa dura · ISBN 9788488370037
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«Morir de cine» is the film essay by José Luis Garci, published by Nickel Odeon in hardcover (221 pages, in Spanish).
José Luis Garci evokes memorable films not as titles to be watched, but as intimate experiences of his own life. The book offers a personal journey through cinema in which the way of looking becomes a way of being, of understanding and of saving oneself. A reflection by a passionate viewer.
It was published in 1993 and the back cover includes a comment by Carlos Luis Álvarez, who defines Garci as «el hombre de cine total».
For film enthusiasts who enjoy an author's personal reflections on the films that have marked their lives.
José Luis García Muñoz, known professionally as José Luis Garci, is a Spanish film director, producer, critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. One of the most influential film personalities in the history of film in Spain, he earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Begin the Beguine (1982). Four of his films, including also Sesión continua (1984), Asignatura aprobada (1987) and El abuelo (1998), have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, more than any other Spanish director. His films are characterized for his classical style and the underlying sentimentality of their plots.
