Poor Things & Alasdair Gray's Legacy | Ossian Scotland

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In 1992, Alasdair Gray published Poor Things, one of Glasgow’s best-known novels. Like everything Gray made, Glasgow was central to Poor Things.

Yorgos Lanthimos will soon release the film adaptation, starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, and Willem Dafoe. The film has nothing to do with Glasgow or Scotland and the setting has been moved to London. This upsets us at Ossian a wee bit.

This video is an exploration of why that is, what that all means - and is a celebration of Alasdair Gray’s life and work.

Special thanks to Sorcha Dallas, Lauren Forde, Rodge Glass, and Alan Bisset for taking part. And to Gareth Williams for use of Song from the Last Page of Lanark.

Thanks also to Òran Mór and Ubiquitous Chip for allowing us to film in their spaces and showcase Alasdair's work.

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Archive Footage used under Fair Use for the purposes of education and commentary: BBC, STV

00:00 Introduction
02:28 Alasdair's Early Life
05:58 The Alasdair Gray Archive
14:05 Rodge Glass
18:55 Alan Bissett
23:00 Alasdair's Writing & Art
29:18 Poor Things & Glasgow
41:40 Alasdair Gray's Legacy