{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-mike-leigh-garry-watson-9781904764106","title":"The Cinema of Mike Leigh: A Sense of the Real","description":"\u003cp\u003eA keen observer of manners and mores, Mike Leigh has been hailed as a celebrator of \"ordinary\" people, yet it wasn't until relatively recently that audiences have been able to appreciate the full body of his work. In discussing all his films from \u003ci\u003eBleak Moments\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHigh Hopes\u003c\/i\u003e through \u003ci\u003eNaked, \u003c\/i\u003e the Oscar-nominated \u003ci\u003eSecrets and Lies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTopsy Turvy, \u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eAll or Nothing, \u003c\/i\u003e Garry Watson considers this claim, examining the films'influence and their effect. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time, he takes on the very concepts of \"the real\" and \"the ordinary\" in regard to Leigh's work, challenging much perceived thinking among critics and moviegoers alike. To what category does the director's work really belong? Is it British Realism? The avant garde? Through careful textual detail and wider social and literary comparison with the works of Charles Dickens and T. S. Eliot, he argues ultimately for the aritistic and cultural significance of Leigh's work as one of Britian's most respected filmmakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garry Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 190476410X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904764106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.22w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 669","brand":"Garry Watson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372456825087,"sku":"9781904764106","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e201b1c7-dba1-4f00-9bb2-d0642240eb29.jpg?v=1732725998","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-mike-leigh-garry-watson-9781904764106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}