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Mike Leigh may well be Britainâs 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. -- .

Table of Contents

Introduction: ‘You’ve gotta laugh’
1. ‘Really wants to direct’: formative years
2. ‘A kind of language’: Bleak Moments
3. ‘A long time in the womb’: the TV films
4. ‘A different world’: High Hopes
5. ‘So long as you’re happy’: Life is Sweet
6. ‘The future is now’: Naked
7. ‘Welcome to the family’: Secrets and Lies
8. ‘All these memories’: Career Girls
9. ‘Laughter – tears – curtain’: Topsy-Turvy
10. ‘Life’s too short’: All or Nothing
11. ‘Out of the kindness of her heart’: Vera Drake
Conclusion: ‘The journey continues’
Filmography

Mike Leigh

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/2012
      ISBN13: 9780719072369, 978-0719072369
      ISBN10: 719072360

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Mike Leigh may well be Britainâs 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. -- .

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: ‘You’ve gotta laugh’
      1. ‘Really wants to direct’: formative years
      2. ‘A kind of language’: Bleak Moments
      3. ‘A long time in the womb’: the TV films
      4. ‘A different world’: High Hopes
      5. ‘So long as you’re happy’: Life is Sweet
      6. ‘The future is now’: Naked
      7. ‘Welcome to the family’: Secrets and Lies
      8. ‘All these memories’: Career Girls
      9. ‘Laughter – tears – curtain’: Topsy-Turvy
      10. ‘Life’s too short’: All or Nothing
      11. ‘Out of the kindness of her heart’: Vera Drake
      Conclusion: ‘The journey continues’
      Filmography

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