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Mike Figgis: Collected Screenplays 1: Stormy Monday, Liebestraum, Leaving Las Vegas
Mike Figgis Collected Screenplays 1 Stormy Monday Liebestraum Leaving Las Vegas Author:Mike Figgis Mike Figgis is known for his iconoclastic portrayals of outsiders. Stormy Monday (1988) depicts a janitor turned jazz club partner while in Liebestraum (1991) two affairs shed light on a 30-year old murder-suicide. But it was with Leaving Las Vegas (1995) that Figgis became a household name. The heartbreaking story of the fr... more »iendship between a prostitute and a man drinking himself to death, the film garnered numerous accolades and awards including Oscar nominations for Best Screenplay and Best Director, and has since become a contemporary classic.« less