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    Mike Leigh OBE FRSL (born 20 February 1943) is an English writer-director with a career spanning film, theatre and television. He has received numerous accolades, including prizes at the Cannes Film Festival , Berlin International Film Festival , the Venice International Film Festival , three BAFTA Awards , and nominations for seven Academy ...

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0005139Mike Leigh - IMDb

    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 ...

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  3. Sep 27, 2021 · A new edition of Faber’s Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh is available from 7 October. BFI celebrate Leigh’s work with a complete film season at BFI Southbank from 18 October to 30 November, plus UK ...

  4. May 3, 2024 · Mike Leigh (born February 20, 1943, Salford, Lancashire, England) is a British writer and director of film and theatre, known for his finely honed depictions of quotidian lives and for his improvisational rehearsal style. Leigh studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in the early 1960s, but his interest in writing and ...

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    • Bleak Moment (1971) Mike Leigh’s debut feature film narrates the quiet and despairing life of secretary Sylvia (Anne Raitt) and retard sister Hilda (Sarah Stephenson).
    • High Hopes (1988) Mike Leigh’s third feature film depicts the harsh realities in the lives of two working-class British citizens, Cyril (Philip Davis) and Shirley (Ruth Sheen), during the Thatcherite tenure.
    • Life is Sweet (1990) Leigh’s third theatrical feature film conjures up the end of the Thatcher era and as the country is on the brink of a new beginning.
    • Naked (1993) The film involves a cynic and an idealist character Johnny having complex traits and confusing motivations. Throughout the film, Johnny remains a frustratingly nocturnal mysterious Mancunian character whose behavior is difficult to comprehend.
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  6. High Hopes (1988) PG | 108 min | Comedy, Drama. The life of a working class couple living in London and their complicated relationships with other members of the family. Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré, Philip Jackson. Votes: 5,785 | Gross: $1.19M.

  7. Mar 30, 2021 · I spoke to Mike Leigh about keeping secrets from your actors, why Blethyn looks so surprised in the film’s most famous scene, and his post-Oscars encounter with Harvey Weinstein.Our conversation ...

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