The Last Bohemian

Lance Pettitt is an independent film scholar and emeritus professor of screen media based in London

Pettitt's heartfelt admiration for his subject shines through, and with good reason.-- "Keith Hopper, Times Literary Supplement" The definitive scholarly examination of [Hurst's] filmic career.-- "Ruth Barton, Journal of British Cinema and Television" An original piece of work covering the whole of director Brian Desmond Hurst's lengthy career and shedding new light on both his life and his films.-- "John Hill, Royal Holloway, University of London" As Lance Pettitt's rewarding new book shows, this filmmaker was...a bohemian who knew a thing or two about the lineaments of gratified desire.-- "Mark Cousins, director of The Eyes of Orson Welles" The professional relationships and influences Pettitt uncovers are fascinating and extensively researched. It fills or straddles a scholarly gap for a filmmaker who has sat uneasily both in British and Irish film history. It has significant historical value.-- "Brian McIlroy, University of British Columbia" The author's work is original and the scholarship sound . . . fills a critical gap, particularly in Irish film and Irish Studies scholarship, around an important Irish filmmaker. This book very usefully and for the first time covers Hurst's entire filmic output.-- "Ruth Barton, Trinity College Dublin" The Last Bohemian is meticulously researched, extremely well organized and contains a great deal of fascinating and genuinely original material.-- "Julian Petley, Brunel University"