It was an unconventional deal: Jesse could leave school, sleep all day, not work, not pay rent ¿ but he had to watch three films a week ... of his father¿s choosing.Week by week, side by side, father and son watch the world¿s best (and occasionally worst) films ¿ from True Romance to Chungking Express, A Hard Day¿s Night to Rosemary¿s Baby, Showgirls to La Dolce Vita. The films get them talking ¿ about girls, music, heartbreak, work, drugs, money, love, friendship ¿ and they open doors to a young man¿s interior life at a time when parents are normally shut out. Gradually, the son develops from a chaotic teenager into a self-assured young adult, but as the film club moves towards its bittersweat and inevitable conclusion, Jesse makes a decision which surprises even his father¿The Film Club is a book that goes straight to the heart. Honest, unsparing and poignant, it is the true story of one man¿s attempt to chart a course for his beloved son¿s rocky passage into adulthood.