{"product_id":"sketches-of-alice","title":"Sketches of Alice","description":"\u003cp\u003ethe story of a sensitive young man and his muse. for the incurably romantic and persistently nostalgic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt starts with an establishing shot of a boulevard. Trams, buses, traffic, all the way down we see green and church, and river, and the southern bank. The sidewalks are full. Isaac hurries. We know heÕs the protagonist because the camera gets close and follows him as he turns the corner. A double decker bus is parked outside a hotel with an art deco fa�ade, elderly east asian tourists come out as one giant mass blocking his path. He crosses to the other side. Now thereÕs a plaza, also full of people. And then he sees Alice.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eAt this point everyone is stuck in place, except for Isaac, or his stand in in the movie. He comes to meet the camera and says, ThatÕs miss Finisterre, she was my favorite teacher, you can probably guess why..., camera whip pans away and zooms in on her, lingering only for a second, and then heÕd say, calling the camera back, SheÕs a knockout, isnÕt sheÉ smart too... and you know, we kissed once...\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCut to them caught in a rainstorm. All the other students and teachers scatter out of frame. The camera follows as Alice and Isaac rush to find shelter in a narrow tunnel. We get close and just before they kiss, weÕre back in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe people in the street who were frozen when he first saw Alice are getting restless, looking at their watches, starting to complain, Hey, is this going to take long, Yeah, I have a doctorÕs appointment, Vee are on a valking tourÉ, completes the german tourist. Alright, alright, Isaac says, or his stand in in the movie does, and time resumes. Alice notices him and waves hello.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eabout romantic love, and romantic friendship. about youth, and growing up. about creativity and art. about places, and the importance of places, especially those of our formative years. about memory, and history, and movies, and jazz. lots and lots of jazz., romance, jazz, romantic, short novel, novel, Laeth| 9781326020095 | 220PAGES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laeth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46768036675745,"sku":"9781326020095","price":27.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/m254qep-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1785204528","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/sketches-of-alice","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}