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The Booksellers
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What once seemed like an esoteric world now seems essential to our culture: the community of rare book dealers and collectors who, in their love of the delicacy and tactility of books, are helping to keep the printed word alive. D.W. Young’s elegant and entertaining documentary, executive produced by Parker Posey, is a lively tour of New York’s book world, past and present, from the Park Avenue Armory’s annual Antiquarian Book Fair, where original editions can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars; to the Strand and Argosy book stores, still standing against all odds; to the beautifully crammed apartments of collectors and buyers. The film features a litany of special guests, including Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Gay Talese, and a community of dedicated book dealers who strongly believe in the wonder of the object and the everlasting importance of what’s inside.
What once seemed like an esoteric world now seems essential to our culture: the community of rare book dealers and collectors who, in their love of the delicacy and tactility of books, are helping to keep the printed word alive. D.W. Young’s elegant and entertaining documentary, executive produced by Parker Posey, is a lively tour of New York’s book world, past and present, from the Park Avenue Armory’s annual Antiquarian Book Fair, where original editions can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars; to the Strand and Argosy book stores, still standing against all odds; to the beautifully crammed apartments of collectors and buyers. The film features a litany of special guests, including Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Gay Talese, and a community of dedicated book dealers who strongly believe in the wonder of the object and the everlasting importance of what’s inside.
Actors:
Susan Orlean,
Fran Lebowitz,
Nicholas D. Lowry,
Rebecca Romney,
Stephen Massey,
Parker Posey,
Gay Talese,
Larry McMurtry,
Tom Lecky,
Zack Hample
Susan Orlean
31 October 1955, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Fran Lebowitz
27 October 1950, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Nicholas D. Lowry
Rebecca Romney
Stephen Massey
Parker Posey
8 November 1968, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Gay Talese
7 February 1932, Ocean City, New Jersey, USA
Larry McMurtry
3 June 1936, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Tom Lecky
Zack Hample
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
D.W. Young
Country:
United States
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