Danny Boyle In His Own Words

by Raphael, Amy

• ISBN13: 9780571253869
• ISBN10: 0571253865
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-26
• Publisher: Faber & Faber

Summary

Though the director Danny Boyle has long been a cult favorite for films such asTrainspottingand28 Days Later, it wasn't until his 2008 indie filmSlumdog Millionairebecame a surprise blockbuster hit that he joined the ranks of megastar directors. Born in 1956 to a working-class Irish Catholic family in Lancashire, England, Boyle decided against the priesthood and turned instead to drama. He made his feature-film directorial debut withShallowGrave, which became the the most commercially successful British film of 1995. This and his adaptation of the Irvine Welsh novelTrainspottingwere credited with revitalizing cinema in Britain. In 2008 he directedSlumdog Millionaire, the story of an impoverished child on the streets of Mumbai who competes on India's variant ofWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?The film won a directorial Oscar for Boyle and eight Academy Awards in total.Danny Boyletells the story of this extremely talented director's rise to fame, in his own words.

Author Biography

Amy Raphael was born in London in 1967. She has worked for Elle and Esquire and now freelances for The Observer and The Daily Telegraph. She is also the editor of Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh.