{"product_id":"mike-leigh-interviews-9781578060689","title":"Mike Leigh: Interviews","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Howie Movshovitz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish filmmaker Mike Leigh began his career in the 1970s as a playwright and theater director. Later he made a number of films of varying lengths for British television and then moved into feature film production. Although well established in the UK, he slowly gained a reputation in the United States, where, at first, his work was known to a relatively small number of filmgoers and critics. Such major films as \u003ci\u003eHigh Hopes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife Is Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e attracted little attention in America. With the release of \u003ci\u003eSecrets and Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, however, the audience for Leigh's films increased dramatically. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMike Leigh: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e collects published conversations from the past seven years. Not just a close-up encounter with Leigh, they also express both his unusual work style and the emotional and intellectual toughness that characterizes his distinct approach to filmmaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Leigh speaks in these interviews, he reveals what is unique in his work, particularly that his films do not begin with a script. Explaining this approach, he discusses how he begins by assembling a few actors who talk, improvise, create characters, and gradually develop a story that contains their actions. Before the camera rolls, a tentative script is set, but many months may pass before the script is finished and the shooting begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among those he talks with in these interviews are Jay Carr of the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, Kenneth Turan of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and Judy Stone, the longtime critic of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. Leigh is asked to discuss politics, social attitudes, and religion--all of which give his films a unique signature.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614514430103,"sku":"9781578060689","price":2943.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781578060689.webp?v=1775094281","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mike-leigh-interviews-9781578060689","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}