Gilbert Adair

Gilbert Adair

WritingBorn Dec 29, 1944Died Dec 8, 2011

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Gilbert Adair was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic and journalist. He was critically most famous for the "fiendish" translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel A Void, in which the letter e is not used, but was more widely known for the films adapted from his novels, including Love and Death on Long Island (1997) and The Dreamers (2003)

Known For

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death poster
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
movie1996
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’ poster
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
movie2004
The Dreamers poster
The Dreamers
movie2003
The Dreamers poster
The Dreamers
movie2003
The Carer poster
The Carer
movie2016
Love and Death on Long Island poster
Love and Death on Long Island
movie1998
The Territory poster
The Territory
movie1981
A Closed Book poster
A Closed Book
movie2012
Klimt poster
Klimt
movie2006

Filmography

2016The Careras Writermovie2012A Closed Bookas Writermovie2006Klimtas Writermovie2004Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’as Selfmovie2003The Dreamersas Authormovie1998Love and Death on Long Islandas Novelmovie1996François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Deathas Selfmovie1981The Territoryas Writermovie1977The Sorceror's Apprenticemovie