num_pages: 262
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Wah-Wah Diaries: The Making of a Film
titlecomplete: The Wah-Wah Diaries: The Making of a Film
genres: Autobiography, Film, Biography, Africa, Audiobook, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 181
publisher: Pan Macmillan