The Films of Mike Leigh by Ray Carney
The Films of Mike Leigh is the first critical study of one of the most important and eccentric directors of British independent filmmaking. Although active since 1971, Leigh has only come to the attention of an international audience in the 1990s through films such as Secrets and Lies and Career Girls. Like Robert Altman and John Cassevetes, Leigh works improvisationally, beginning with a small group of actors around whom he builds his films during months of private rehearsal. The script is written during this process. Ray Carney examines Leigh's working method and films in the intellectual and social contexts in which they were created. He argues that Leigh cannot be simply considered within the British realist tradition of Osborne and Loach. All of Leigh's major box office successes, including Naked, Life is Sweet and High Hopes, are analyzed, interpreted, and shown to be among the finest examples of cinema.
'… takes genuine pleasure in the exuberance, wit and intelligence of Leigh's cinema' Paul Howson, The Times Higher Education Supplement
ALBERT AUSTER has taught at the College of Staten Island and Brooklyn College and an Associate of Cineaste magazine. He is the author of Actresses and Suffragists: Women in the American Theater: 1890-1920 and coauthor with Leonard Quart of American Film and Society. Since 1945, and has contributed to many other magazines.
LEONARD QUART is Associate Professor of Cinema Studies at the College of Staten Island CUNY and is on the Editorial Board of Cineaste magazine. He is coauthor with Albert Auster of American Film and Society. Since 1945 and a contributor to a wide variety of film and general magazines.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521485180 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521485185 |
| Title | The Films of Mike Leigh |
| Author | Ray Carney |
| Series | Cambridge Film Classics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2000-06-19 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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