Description
Five-time Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner, the only British director to have won the top prize at both Cannes (for Secrets & Lies) and Venice (for Vera Drake), Mike Leigh is unquestionably one of world cinema's pre-eminent figures. Now, in this definitive career-length interview, he reflects on all that has gone into the making of his unique body of work. Leigh's work has always reflected its times, whether the harsh studies of Meantime and Naked or the humour of the now-legendary Abigail's Party and Nuts in May. Above all, Leigh is an accomplished storyteller, and these films deal with universal themes: births, marriages and deaths, parenthood and failed relationships, families and their secrets and lies.
In Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh, edited by Amy Raphael, Britain's foremost director of stage, screen and cinema speaks for the first time about his unique working methods.
About the Author
Amy Raphael was born in London in 1967. She has worked on The Face, Elle and Esquire and now freelances for The Observer and The Telegraph. Her first book, Never Mind the Bollocks: Women Rewrite Rock, was published by Virago in 1995.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571204694
Author Amy Raphael
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 575g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 136mm * 34mm
In Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh, edited by Amy Raphael, Britain's foremost director of stage, screen and cinema speaks for the first time about his unique working methods.
About the Author
Amy Raphael was born in London in 1967. She has worked on The Face, Elle and Esquire and now freelances for The Observer and The Telegraph. Her first book, Never Mind the Bollocks: Women Rewrite Rock, was published by Virago in 1995.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571204694
Author Amy Raphael
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 575g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 136mm * 34mm
