PETER COWIE *** talk, screening & book signing for "Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever" Sunday, November 12 at 7:30 pm
With her distinctive haircut and classically drawn features, Louise Brooks is, without question, one of the great icons of world cinema. Her role as Lulu in "Pandora’s Box" has gained her film immortality. And this month, the world celebrates her centennial. Peter Cowie’s much-anticipated new book, "Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever," is an insightful portrait of the actress, the myth, and the legend.
Peter Cowie is a world famous film historian and the author of some thirty books, including "The Cinema of Orson Welles," "John Ford and the American West," and "Revolution!: The Explosion Of World Cinema In The Sixties," as well as acclaimed biographies of Ingmar Bergman and Francis Ford Coppola. British-born, Cowie now lives in Switzerland.
*** This Booksmith sponsored event will take place at the Balboa Theater (3630 Balboa) in San Francisco. For further information, call 415-863-8688 or visit www.booksmith.com If you can't attend this event and would like to order a signed copy of the author's new book, please email or phone our store.