From ‘Abigail’s Party’ to ‘Hard Truths’: the impressive evolution of Mike Leigh’s career
Mike Leigh has managed to consistently create fantastic movies that tap into contemporary Britain with ease, exploring class, ...
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The Uncomfortable Genius of Mike Leigh
Books & the Arts / In “Hard Truths,” Leigh reminds us that a family dinner can tell the story of a whole society. J. Hoberman A spring morning on a quiet street in suburban North London. Inside an ...
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Gary Oldman's First Major Role Was as a Skinhead in This Blistering Slow-Burn Comedy
His breakthrough came with a small but memorable role in Mike Leigh's Meantime, a TV movie that helped launch big screen careers for both the director and star. For Leigh, it paved the way for the ...
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Mike Leigh on Hard Truths and Universal Truths
Mike Leigh famously says his method of filmmaking is to “devise and direct,” meaning, his actors devise their characters ...
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Hard Truths: Mike Leigh’s graceful tragicomedy shows how irreplaceable he is in British cinema
Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a fearless performance in Mike Leigh’s empathetic portrait of the outrageously hostile Pansy, whose hardened façade masks a real fragility.
Mike Leigh To Shoot New Film This Year, Re-Teaming With Bleecker Street, Studiocanal, Film4 & Cornerstone Ahead Of EFM
Bleecker Street released Leigh’s latest drama Hard Truths nationwide in the U.S. on January 10 after an awards qualifying run ...
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Mike Leigh on Hard Truths and Universal Truths
Mike Leigh famously says his method of filmmaking is to “devise and direct,” meaning, his actors devise their characters under Leigh’s guidance. Through the process, he discovers the movie ...