The Wah-Wah Diaries: The Making of a Film Tapa dura - 2006

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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 asa 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 castwhich includes Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, and Julie WaltersRichard E. Grant has detailed, with characteristic humor and charm, the daily operations behind the creation of a major motion picture."

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