{"product_id":"mike-leigh-on-mike-leigh-paperback","title":"Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Raphael\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful collection of original interviews with the innovative director of \u003ci\u003eSecrets \u0026amp; Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA five-time Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner and the only British director to have won the top prize at both Cannes (for \u003ci\u003eSecrets \u0026amp; Lies\u003c\/i\u003e) and Venice (for \u003ci\u003eVera Drake\u003c\/i\u003e), Mike Leigh is unquestionably one of world cinema's preeminent figures. First trained in theater, Leigh devised his own method for the making of first plays and then films, based on months of improvisation and rehearsal with actors prior to shooting. Leigh's actors invent characters based on real people, each unaware of what the other is up to or the larger design Leigh has in mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their commingling of bleakness and humor, Leigh's films re-create the tragicomic world of people whose everyday lives are far from glamorous: a world in which the done thing usually prevails, contrary to our inner hopes, wants, or needs. Leigh's work has always reflected its times and entered the vernacular, whether the harsh studies of \u003ci\u003eMeantime \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNaked \u003c\/i\u003eor the humor of the now legendary \u003ci\u003eAbigail's Party \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNuts in May\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. Leigh speaks to Amy Raphael more openly than ever before about his life and inimitable working method, revealing himself as passionate, wise, and the owner of a dry and playful Mancunian wit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Raphael\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London in 1967. She has worked for \u003ci\u003eElle \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e and now freelances for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eNever Mind the Bollocks: Women Rewrite Rock\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Virago in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.39 x 8.44 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52444729180467,"sku":"9780571204694","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cWFraGU1YXpKTGNxeWhkQkJMeThUdz09.webp?v=1758945404","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/mike-leigh-on-mike-leigh-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}