John Mapplebeck: COMMON'S LUCK (1974) from adelphi press Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 16 min 45 sec ✓ Published: 01-Dec-2009
Description: John Mapplebeck's film COMMON'S LUCK (27 minutes, 1974) is a portrait of a neglected English novelist and political writer, Jack Common, who published only two novels in his lifetime, KIDDAR'S LUCK (1951) and THE AMPERSAND (1954), both of which were commercial flops. It begins with a letter seeking employment written by Willy Kiddar, a thinly-veiled self-portrait. KIDDAR'S LUCK tells the story of Common's first 14 years, from conception on a Sunday afternoon to leaving school during the First Wo
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