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Oct 23, 2021 · A Chicago Board of Education film juxtaposes summery images of the city’s cheery post-war optimism of resurgent capitalism — skyscrapers, advertising, cars — with footage of nightclubs, noir novels and showgirls, and the freezing winter streets of the world in which Roy/Gifford has grown up.
Nov 1, 2021 · An interview with author Barry Gifford and actor Lili Taylor about their new film, Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago, directed by Rob Christopher.
Jun 22, 2003 · Barry Gifford is both a cult writer and a great one. In Europe, where his cult and his prose are not in conflict, he is read as an American original who meets his reader's expectations of America's violent pioneering spirit. Eventually, he will be read the same way here.
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Mar 4, 2024 · We spoke with Chris Condon about adapting Night People, preparing to receive notes from a literary icon, and the adaptations that inspired him to give this project a whirl. We discuss Barry Gifford's style and when to lean into it and away from it. Night People is not for the timid, after all.
We hear their voices over vintage photographs and footage of Chicago, as well as lovely animated sequences. A striking and unique work, the film should be more widely available next year.
PERSONAL: Born October 18, 1946, in Chicago, IL; married; children: two. Education: Attended University of Missouri, 1964-65; attended Cambridge University, 1966. ADDRESSES: Office— Curtis Brown Ltd., 10 Astor Pl., New York, NY 10003. CAREER: Writer, poet, novelist, screenwriter, memoirist, essayist, and biographer.
