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The Uncomfortable Genius of Mike Leigh
Although clearly a man of the left, Leigh (like Dickens) is less interested in society than human nature. Some of his ...
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 ...
Seven reasons Mike Leigh is one of Britain's greatest filmmakers
Leigh is now 81, and he’s still producing brilliant films. Hard Truths has been nominated for two Baftas, for Outstanding ...
Mike Leigh Starts Work on New Film Shooting This Year with Support from Team Behind ‘Hard Truths’
While his reunion with “Secrets & Lies” star Marianne Jean-Baptiste for 2024’s “Hard Truths” may not have yielded the awards ...
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Mike Leigh Knows Someone Like Pansy, Too
That’s what Mike Leigh, the 82-year-old director of such classics as High Hopes, Secrets and Lies, Topsy-Turvy, Career Girls, and Mr. Turner says when a journalist meeting him for an interview ...
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 ...
Mike Leigh already has eyes on his next project
Mike Leigh is getting behind the camera to break your heart all over again sometime this year. The acclaimed director has set his next project with longtime collaborator Bleecker Street, per Deadline.
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Director Mike Leigh On The Improvisational Path to ‘Hard Truths’
“The crew comes and shoots the thing in a classical way in terms of film discipline.” Mike Leigh at the 68th BFI London Film Festival at The Corinthia Hotel on October 15, 2024 in ...