Christmas is approaching and every year the same question arises: what gift to give to your cousin who is a fan of Japanese series and animation or to your uncle who is a fan of movies? If you find yourself with this problem and you lack inspiration, here is a selection of six gift ideas that will delight any listener of movies and series.
• The brief history of the series
Author of forty books on cinema (James Bond, Quentin Tarantino…), Philippe Lombard has no equal when it comes to telling the backstage of the history of films and series. Within It goes wrong… on TV, this alert pen specialist avidly recounts the catastrophic shootings of television history, as well as the whims of the stars and the resounding failure. Exciting.
It goes wrong… on TV, Philippe Lombard, La Tengo editions, 22 euros.
• Diabolo Mint comic version
mint diabolo, Diane Kurys’ cult autobiographical film, enjoys a second life in comics. The director has teamed up with designer Cathy Karsenty to tell the timeless story of sisters Anne and Frédérique, who will discover their first emotions when the world is in crisis and awaken to a political conscience.
Diabolo Menthe by Diane Kurys and Cathy Karsenty, Dargaud, 144 pages, 20.50 euros.
• Delon from all angles
Are there still things to say about Alain Delon, one of the last legends of French cinema? The book Delon, wide and transverseExploring both his film career and the myth that surrounds it, he rises to the challenge, notably thanks to very comprehensive articles on lesser-known aspects of his life, never-before-seen interviews with John Woo, Alain Terzian and Mylène Demongeot, and rare images.
Delon, wide and wide, Collective, Marabout, 256 pages, 42 euros.
• Immerse yourself in Japanese animation
It is difficult to find books on Japanese animation that are accessible to the general public and consistent for specialists. In Wonderland is the perfect compromise by offering a thematic exploration of one of the world’s richest and most beautiful cinemas. With special interest in the representation of the city or nature in films like kiki, Your name. Where akira.
In Wonderland. Treasures of Japanese animation, Nathalie Bittinger, Hoebeke, 192 pages, 30 euros.
• Low cost Ghibli
Give Ghibli classics to your loved ones. Wild Side is releasing holiday box sets that bring together two films from the famous Japanese studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki. To the program: Kiki’s Delivery Service/aya and the witch, Princess Mononoke/Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, made disappear/porco rosso Y my neighbor totoro/pompoko. Indispensable.
Studi Ghibli, Wild Side sets, 24.99 euros each.
Source: BFM TV
