Carrying the Can: Memoir Of A Filmmaker

From childhood, Christopher Miles was fascinated by celluloid: this compelling account goes behind the scenes, setting his films in context and giving the reader a very personal view of contemporary film-making.

From childhood, Christopher Miles was fascinated by celluloid. This love of the moving image announced itself early: he was just 17 when the BBC screened his first film in 1957. To be a filmmaker, Miles had to sidestep parental plans to enrol him in the family steelworks. He had alre...