In Bruges - Brossura

McDonagh, Martin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0571242316 ISBN 13: 9780571242313

Casa editrice: Faber, 2008

Riassunto

After a shooting in London goes hideously wrong, two hitmen, Ray and Ken, are sent to hide out in the strange, Gothic, medieval town of Bruges, Belgium, by their volatile and dangerous boss, Harry Waters.

While awaiting instructions from him as to what to do next, the pair attempt to deal both with their feelings over the botched killing and their differing attitudes towards this curious, otherworldly place they've been dumped in ('Bruges is a shithole.' 'Bruges is not a shithole'), until the call from Harry finally comes through, and all three men are enmeshed in a spiral of bloody violence that few will get out of alive.

This jet-black comedy marks the feature-film debut of writer/director Martin McDonagh, award-winning author of such plays asThe Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Pillowman, and the filmSix Shooter, which won the Academy Award for the Best Live-Action Short Film.

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

Of In Bruges: 'This film debut by the theater writer and director Martin McDonagh is an endlessly surprising, very dark, human comedy, with a plot that cannot be foreseen but only relished.' Roger Ebert

L'autore:

Martin McDonagh's first play The Beauty Queen of Leenane was nominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award. In 2003, his playThe Pillowman had its world premiere at the Royal National Theatre and received the 2004 Olivier Award. In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short filmSix Shooter.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0571242316
• ISBN 13: 9780571242313
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 96