A funny, insightful memoir by much-loved documentary maker Louis Theroux, who takes us on a weird and wonderful journey through his life and two decades of groundbreaking television.
Louis Theroux Bücher
Louis Theroux ist bekannt für seinen einzigartigen dokumentarischen Ansatz, bei dem er sich mit unverstellter Neugier in Subkulturen und Randgemeinschaften vertieft. Sein Stil zeichnet sich durch Empathie aus, gepaart mit der Bereitschaft, Absurditäten und Kontroversen ohne Urteil oder Herablassung aufzudecken. Theroux besitzt die besondere Fähigkeit, Verbindungen zu Menschen aus unterschiedlichen Lebensbereichen aufzubauen und durch sein ehrliches Interesse und seine gelegentliche eigene Verwirrung Zugang zu authentischen Geschichten zu erhalten. Seine Arbeit regt die Zuschauer an, über die Komplexität der menschlichen Natur und die vielfältigen Erfahrungen des Lebens in einer vielfältigen Welt nachzudenken.
For ten years Louis Theroux has been making programmes about off-beat characters on the fringes of US society. Now he revisits America and the people who have most fascinated him to try to discover what motivates them, why they believe the things they believe, and to find out what has happened to them since he last saw them.Along the way Louis thinks about what drives him to spend so much time among weird people, and considers whether he's learned anything about himself in the course of ten years working with them. Has he manipulated the people he's interviewed, or have they manipulated him? From his Las Vegas base, Louis revisits the assorted dreamers and outlaws who have been his TV feeding ground.Attempting to understand a little about himself and the workings of his own mind, Louis considers questions such as: What is the difference between pathological and "normal" weirdness? Is there something particularly weird about Americans? What does it mean to be weird, or "to be yourself"? And do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us?
A funny, revealing and insightful take on the madness of living and working during a pandemic from the always entertaining Louis Theroux.
The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures
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- 9 Lesestunden
Louis Theroux's hilarious and thought-provoking journey through weird AmericaFor ten years Louis Theroux has been making programmes about off-beat characters on the fringes of US society. Now he revisits America and the people who have most fascinated him to try to discover what motivates them, why they believe the things they believe, and to find out what has happened to them since he last saw them. Along the way Louis thinks about what drives him to spend so much time among weird people, and considers whether he's learned anything about himself in the course of ten years working with them. Has he manipulated the people he's interviewed, or have they manipulated him? From his Las Vegas base, Louis revisits the assorted dreamers and outlaws who have been his TV feeding ground. Attempting to understand a little about himself and the workings of his own mind, Louis considers questions such as: What is the difference between pathology and 'normal' weirdness? Is there something particularly weird about Americans? What does it mean to be weird, or 'to be yourself'? And do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us?
In 1994 fledgling journalist Louis Theroux was given a one-off gig on Michael Moore's TV Nation, presenting a segment on apocalyptic religious sects. Gawky, socially awkward and totally unqualified, his first reaction to this exciting opportunity was panic. But he'd always been drawn to off-beat characters, so maybe his enthusiasm would carry the day. Or, you know, maybe it wouldn't... In Gotta Get Theroux This, Louis takes the reader on a joyous journey through his life and unexpectedly successful career. Nervously accepting the BBC's offer of his own series, he went on to create an award-winning documentary style that has seen him immersed in worlds as diverse as racist US militias and secretive pro-wrestlers, the violent gangs of Johannesburg and extreme drinkers in London. Arguably his biggest challenge was corralling celebrities in his When Louis Met series, with Jimmy Savile proving most elusive. Blindsided when the revelations about Savile came to light, Louis was to reflect again on the nature of evil he had spent decades uncovering. Filled with wry observation, larger-than-life characters, and self-deprecating humour, this is Louis at his insightful and honest best.
