David Bellos:
"Tati, from l'École des facteurs to Playtime, is the epitome of what an auteur is (in film theory) supposed to be: the controlling mind behind a vision of the world on film."

Photo: Criterion collection… 🎦🖤

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RIP, David Bellos, whose book about translation, "Is That a Fish in Your Ear?", is a joy to read and also taught me the literal meaning of "literal"
https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/literal-meaning-is-an-oxymoron/

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#NowReading Georges Perec - The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise (Verso Books).

I’d never encountered this short work by Perec before, but it’s suffused with his typical playfulness and comic flair, while also being a prescient social commentary on the lowliness of the office worker and corporate control. Has a great foreword by Perec’s greatest translator and biographer, David Bellos.

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https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2182-the-art-of-asking-your-boss-for-a-raise