{"product_id":"free-your-mind-giovanni-tinto-brass-swinging-london-and-the-60s-pop-culture-scene","title":"Free Your Mind!: Giovanni 'Tinto' Brass, 'Swinging London' and the 60s Pop Culture Scene","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimon Matthews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoftcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e13.39 x 2.29 x 19.96 cm | 208 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOldcastle Books | 2023 | 9780857305350\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween 1967 and 1970 Italian auteur Giovanni 'Tinto' Brass directed four feature films in London, each starring a woman as the main character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExploring the political, cultural and sexual ideas of their time, often in a deliberate pop-art style, they contain much priceless footage of now forgotten neighbourhoods, galleries, clubs and events as well as an abundance of contemporary music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFree Your Mind!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e describes the films, their stars and how they were made. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on interviews with many of the surviving participants, it argues that at this stage of his career, before \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCaligula\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Brass was as significant a figure in cinema as Antonioni, Godard and many other better-known directors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIncludes a foreword by Franco Nero, the iconic Italian actor, producer and director, and an addendum by Alan Sekers, focusing on the influence of Jean-Luc Godard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oldcastle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45535118065922,"sku":"BK-OLD-FYM-001-O","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_9214_18cbefb6-72e4-45d6-9d98-29bd21d15af6.jpg?v=1728468106","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/free-your-mind-giovanni-tinto-brass-swinging-london-and-the-60s-pop-culture-scene","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}