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    English writer and director

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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.

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    Mike Leigh is an acclaimed English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He is known for his realistic and improvised films, such as Naked, Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Mr. Turner, and his distinctive aesthetic and style.

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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.
  3. Mike Leigh at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival. Mike Leigh is an English director and writer known for his work in film, television and stage.

  4. 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.

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  5. Sep 27, 2021 · ‘You have to be a control freak’: Mike Leigh on 50 years of film-making. Zoe Williams. At 78, with three Baftas and a Palme d’Or under his belt, the director still sees himself as an outsider. He...

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  7. Mar 30, 2021 · The director talks about his Palme d'Or-winning film, his improvisational method, and his encounter with Harvey Weinstein. Learn how he created the famous café scene, cast Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and explored adoption and identity.

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