Mike Leigh / Tony Whitehead.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitehead, Tony, 1962- author.

Series:

British film makers.

British film makers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leigh, Mike, 1943---Criticism and interpretation.

Leigh, Mike.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 217 pages, 4 pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Mike Leigh may well be Britain's greatest living film director; his worldview has permeated our national consciousness. Written with the co-operation of Leigh himself, this book gives detailed readings of the nine feature films he has made for the cinema, as well as an overview of his work for television.

Contents:

Introduction : 'you've gotta laugh'

'Really wants to direct' : formative years

"A kind of language' : Bleak moments

"A long time in the womb' : the TV films

'A different world' : High hopes

'So long as you're happy' : Life is sweet

'The future is now' : Naked

'Welcome to the family' : Secrets and lies

'All these memories' : Career girls

'Laughter, tears, curtain' : Topsy-turvy

'Life's too short' : All or nothing

'Out of the kindness of her heart' : Vera Drake

Conclusion : 'the journey continues'.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781847796387

1847796389

9781781703298

1781703299

9781847791986

1847791980

OCLC:

818847249