The Michael Winterbottom page on the 'Senses of Cinema' website provides a good introduction to this intriguing English auteur director. A biography and assessment of his work (including stills) is provided by academic Deborah Allison. Links to a number of interviews are included along with the full-text of an article from 'Senses of Cinema' by Bill Mousoulis on Winterbottom's 1998 film 'Wonderland'. A filmography, select bibliography and list of web resources helps to point the student in the direction of further study. Michael Winterbottom (1961- ) started his career as a television editor in the 1980s but turned his hand to directing in 1988, producing two documentaries on the celebrated Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman. His first feature film 'Butterfly Kiss' appeared in 1995 and was followed, most notably, by 'Welcome to Sarajevo' (1997), 'I Want You' (1998), 'Wonderland' (1998), '24 Hour Party People' (2002) and the controversial '9 Songs' (2004). ...
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