The Wah-Wah diaries : the making of a film /
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| Author / Creator: | Grant, Richard E., 1957- |
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| Imprint: | London : Picador, 2006. |
| Description: | 261 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5928792 |
| Summary: | A personal diary that charts the ups and downs of the making of Wah-Wah , Richard E. Grant's debut directorial film, this memoir captures the work behind this labor of love and the realization and fulfillment of a dream come to life. As writer and director of the autobiographical film Grant provides fascinating insight into the intrigues and agonies he encounters while filming,as well as a deeply moving portrait of his childhood and his love affair with Swaziland, where he was born and brought up during the last throes of the British Empire. From never-ending financial pressures and hostilities with producers to the nerve-racking quest to persuade the King of Swaziland to grant permission to film in his country and the handling of a stellar cast--which includes Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, and Julie Walters--Richard E. Grant has detailed, with characteristic humor and charm, the daily operations behind the creation of a major motion picture.</p> |
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| Physical Description: | 261 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0330441965 (hbk.) 033044347X (pbk.) |
