
Roger Michell
Brian Mcfarlane(Author)
Manchester University Press
Will be published approx. on 21. April 2026
Book
Hardback
112 pages
978-1-5261-8529-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers the first serious critical study of Roger Michell's career as a filmmaker. Best known for Notting Hill, Michell brought a distinctive sensitivity to his work in both the UK and the US, across genres ranging from romantic comedy to historical drama.
While Michell had success in theatre and television, the focus here is on his twenty-year career in film and the particular qualities he brought to adaptation and character-driven storytelling. The book explores his handling of relationships and place, from the quiet emotional detail of Persuasion to the observational humour of The Duke, and highlights his ability to subvert narrative conventions through careful attention to mood, tone and performance.
McFarlane's study positions Michell as a perceptive and underappreciated figure in contemporary British cinema, whose work continues to reward close viewing. -- .
While Michell had success in theatre and television, the focus here is on his twenty-year career in film and the particular qualities he brought to adaptation and character-driven storytelling. The book explores his handling of relationships and place, from the quiet emotional detail of Persuasion to the observational humour of The Duke, and highlights his ability to subvert narrative conventions through careful attention to mood, tone and performance.
McFarlane's study positions Michell as a perceptive and underappreciated figure in contemporary British cinema, whose work continues to reward close viewing. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Illustrations
0 images
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
284 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5261-8529-7 (9781526185297)
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Brian Mcfarlane
Roger Michell
E-Book
04/2026
University Press of Mississippi
€124.99
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Person
Brian MacFarlane is Adjunct Associate Professor for the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University -- .
Content
Introduction
1 Getting started
2 On the big screen
3 Making it in the US
4 Back in the UK
5 US in UK and vice-versa
6 Adapting again
7 Actual lives on screen
Conclusion
Filmography
Select Bibliography
Index -- .
1 Getting started
2 On the big screen
3 Making it in the US
4 Back in the UK
5 US in UK and vice-versa
6 Adapting again
7 Actual lives on screen
Conclusion
Filmography
Select Bibliography
Index -- .