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May 25, 2024 · Mike Leigh, British writer and director of film and theater, known for his finely honed depictions of quotidian lives and for his improvisational rehearsal style. His notable movies include Naked, Secrets and Lies, Topsy-Turvy, and Vera Drake. Learn more about Leigh’s life and career.
Mike Leigh. Mike Leigh is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and the London School of Film Technique. He began his career as a theatre director and playwright in the mid-1960s ...
Another Year (film) Another Year. (film) Another Year is a 2010 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. It stars Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, and Ruth Sheen. It follows a year in the life of an older couple who have been happily married for a long time, making them an anomaly among their friends and family members.
Happy-Go-Lucky is a 2008 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. The screenplay focuses on a cheerful and optimistic primary school teacher and her relationships with those around her. The film was well received by critics and resulted in a number of awards for Mike Leigh 's direction and screenplay, lead actress Sally Hawkins 's performance, and Eddie Marsan 's ...
Secrets & Lies is a 1996 drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. Led by an ensemble cast consisting of many Leigh regulars, it stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Hortense, a well-educated black middle-class London optometrist, who was adopted as a baby and has chosen to trace her family history – and discovers that her birth mother ...
Mr. Turner is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role, with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson, Marion Bailey, Lesley Manville, and Martin Savage. It premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at ...
Mike Leigh (sinh ngày 20 tháng 2 năm 1943) là một đạo diễn kiêm biên kịch phim và kịch người Anh. Ông theo học tại Học viện Nghệ thuật Sân khấu Hoàng gia (RADA) trước khi mài dũa kĩ năng đạo diễn tại Trường Diễn xuất Đông 15, sau đó tiếp tục học tại Trường Nghệ thuật ...
