Naked and Other Screenplays
(, Main)
Publishing Details
Naked and Other Screenplays
By (Author) Mike Leigh
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
1st July 2005
Main
United Kingdom
Classifications
Primary and Secondary Educational
Non Fiction
Television screenplays, scripts and performances
822.914
Physical Properties
304
Width 136mm, Height 218mm, Spine 23mm
380g
Description
Mike Leigh's unique creative approach involves extensive improvisation on the part of his actors. This is the first time his screenplays Naked, Life is Sweet and High Hopes have appeared in print.This volume also contains a comprehensive interview with Graham Fuller in which Mike Leigh discusses his career up to, and including, his Cannes prize-winning film, Secrets and Lies.
Author Bio
Born in Salford, Manchester, in 1943, Mike Leigh has developed a unique method of creating films through controlled improvisations. After his debut Bleak Moments (1971) he made a succession of admired TV plays, including Abigail's Party and Nuts in May. He then returned to feature films: High Hopes (1988), Life is Sweet (1990), Naked (1993). Secrets and Lies won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1996. Topsy-Turvy (1999) won two Oscars. His latest film is All or Nothing (2002).
