Simon Callow reviews Ever, Dirk for The Guardian
Read Simon Callow's review in The Guardian - Click here to read.
Posted on 26 Aug 2008
Lynn Barber reviews Ever, Dirk in The Daily Telegraph
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Posted on 26 Aug 2008
Ever, Dirk digested by John Crace!
John Crace digests Ever, Dirk for The Guardian...An honour for any publication! Click here to listen!.
Posted on 26 Aug 2008
Philip Hoare reviews Ever, Dirk for The Sunday Telegraph
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Posted on 26 Aug 2008
John Coldstream illustrated talk at the Cheltenham Festival
John Coldstream will be giving an illustrated talk on 'Ever, Dirk' at this year's Cheltenham Festival, at 10am on Sunday 19th October. Tickets are available for £7. For more information click here.
Posted on 22 Aug 2008
Ever, Dirk reviewed in The Spectator
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Posted on 22 Aug 2008
Ever, Dirk reviewed in The Sunday Times
Read John Carey's review - 'Bogarde's letters seem special and intimate, almost like a private language...' Click here to read.
Posted on 11 Aug 2008
Ever, Dirk extracts
The Sunday Telegraph will be publishing the second and final installment of the Ever, Dirk extracts on Sunday 10th August.
Posted on 06 Aug 2008
Ever, Dirk: The Bogarde Letters
Edited by John Coldstream (Weidenfeld & Nicolson).
Published on August 14th 2008.
The synopsis here is taken from Amazon.co.uk.
The success of John Coldstream's bestselling biography of Dirk Bogarde demonstrates that the interest in one of Britain's leading actors, memoirists and novelists does not diminish, even though it is a decade since his death. Bogarde was a secretive man, who destroyed many of his own papers and diaries. Fortunately, the recipients of his letters treasured them, enabling John Coldstream to bring together this fascinating collection of hitherto unpublished material. Bogarde wrote to each correspondent according to the nature of the friendship, but invariably he was frank, gossipy, funny and often malicious. The joy of writing, particularly as he grew older and chose to live in France, was never far away. The letters display the qualities familiar to those who knew the private Bogarde: acute observation, laser-like intelligence, impatience with the foolish, compassion for the needy, a relish for the witty metaphor, and a catastrophic disdain for correct spelling and punctuation. Above all, to read his letters is to hear him talk, and no coversation with Dirk Bogarde was dull.Recipients included the film director Joseph Losey, Bogarde's first publisher Norah Smallwood, the film critic Dilys Powell, and the novelist Penelope Mortimer.
Published on August 14th 2008.
The synopsis here is taken from Amazon.co.uk.
The success of John Coldstream's bestselling biography of Dirk Bogarde demonstrates that the interest in one of Britain's leading actors, memoirists and novelists does not diminish, even though it is a decade since his death. Bogarde was a secretive man, who destroyed many of his own papers and diaries. Fortunately, the recipients of his letters treasured them, enabling John Coldstream to bring together this fascinating collection of hitherto unpublished material. Bogarde wrote to each correspondent according to the nature of the friendship, but invariably he was frank, gossipy, funny and often malicious. The joy of writing, particularly as he grew older and chose to live in France, was never far away. The letters display the qualities familiar to those who knew the private Bogarde: acute observation, laser-like intelligence, impatience with the foolish, compassion for the needy, a relish for the witty metaphor, and a catastrophic disdain for correct spelling and punctuation. Above all, to read his letters is to hear him talk, and no coversation with Dirk Bogarde was dull.Recipients included the film director Joseph Losey, Bogarde's first publisher Norah Smallwood, the film critic Dilys Powell, and the novelist Penelope Mortimer.
Posted on 12 Mar 2008
The Sleeping Tiger
Posted on 13 Jan 2008
Dirk Bogarde DVD box-set
Optimum Classic has released the UK's first ever Dirk Bogarde DVD box-set. The collection features - The Blue Lamp, Hunted, The Sleeping Tiger, The Spanish Gardner, Victim, The Servant and Accident. Click here for more information and to pre-order
Posted on 13 Jan 2008
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