Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of plates ix
5. Series editors’ foreword xi
6. Acknowledgements xii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 ‘Really wants to direct’ 11
9. 2 ‘A kind of language’ 18
10. 3 ‘A long time in the womb’ 33
11. 4 ‘A different world’ 56
12. 5 ‘So long as you’re happy’ 75
13. 6 ‘The future is now’ 90
14. 7 ‘Welcome to the family’ 114
15. 8 ‘All these memories’ 135
16. 9 ‘Laughter – tears – curtain’ 147
17. 10 ‘Life’s too short’ 162
18. 11 ‘Out of the kindness of her heart’ 179
19. Conclusion 196
20. Filmography 198
21. Select bibliography 209
22. Index 213