Moving Pictures (novel)
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| Terry Pratchett The Discworld series 10th novel – 2nd individual story  |
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| Outline | |
| Characters: | Victor Tugelbend Theda Withel C.M.O.T. Dibbler Unseen University staff Gaspode the Wonder Dog |
| Locations: | Ankh-Morpork Holy Wood |
| Motifs: | Movies and Hollywood; the Cthulhu Mythos; Atlantis |
| Publication details | |
| Year of release: | 1990 |
| Original publisher: | Victor Gollancz |
| Hardback ISBN: | ISBN 0-575-04763-1 |
| Paperback ISBN: | ISBN 0-552-13463-5 |
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| Notes: | "Uncountable references" to classic Hollywood movies and anecdotes. |
Moving Pictures is the name of the tenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1990. The book takes place in Discworld's most famous city, Ankh-Morpork and a town called "Holy Wood". The book uses the name as a thin veil to aim at the Hollywood world and its problems.
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[edit] Plot introduction
The alchemists of the Discworld have invented moving pictures. Many hopefuls are drawn by the siren call of Holy Wood, home of the fledgling "clicks" industry -- among them Victor Tugelbend ("Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little."), a dropout from Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University and Theda Withel, a girl "from a little town you never ever heard of", who become stars, and the Discworld's most infamous salesman, Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, who introduces commerce to the equation and becomes a successful producer. Meanwhile, it gradually becomes clear that the production of movies is having a deleterious effect on the structure of reality.
[edit] Trivia
The recurring character of young wizard Ponder Stibbons was first introduced in this novel. Stibbons's appearance and some mannerisms are often claimed to be the basis for J. K. Rowling's character of Harry Potter. Rowling claims to have come up with the idea for the Harry Potter novels in 1990, the same year Moving Pictures was first published.
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[edit] Translations
- Подвижни образи (Bulgarian)
- Pohyblivé obrázky (Czech)
- Rollende Prenten (Dutch)
- Liikuvad Pildid (Estonian)
- Elävät kuvat (Finnish)
- Les Zinzins d’Olive-Oued (French)
- Voll im Bilde (German)
- Mozgó képek (Hungarian)
- Levende bilder (Norwegian)
- Ruchome obrazki (Polish)
- Движущиеся картинки (Russian)
- Pokretne slike (Serbian)
- Imágenes en Acción (Spanish)
- Rörliga bilder (Swedish)
- A Magia de Holy Wood (Portuguese - Brazil)
- ראי-נוע (Hebrew)
