Earthbound
Subtitle: David Bowie and The man who fell to earth
By: Susan Compo ; foreword by Graeme Clifford
Publisher: Outline Press, Limited
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781911036258
Subjects: Man who fell to earth (Motion picture); History and criticism; Rock musicians; Science fiction films; Motion picture locations; Biography
Other titles: David Bowie and The man who fell to earth; Man who fell to earth; Earth bound
Description: Earthbound is the first book-length exploration of a true classic of twentieth-century science-fiction cinema, shot under the heavy, ethereal skies of New Mexico by the legendary British director Nicolas Roeg and starring David Bowie in a role he seemed born for as an extraterrestrial named Thomas Newton who comes to Earth in search of water. Based on a novel by the highly regarded American writer Walter Tevis, this dreamy, distressing, and visionary film resonates even more strongly in the twenty-first century than it did on its original release during the year of the U.S. Bicentennial.
Notes: Includes index.