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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 Awards.
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- Director, screenwriter, producer, actor
Mike Leigh. Director: Secrets & Lies. 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.
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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....
May 3, 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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Feb 14, 2024 · Feb 14, 2024 6:00am PT. Mike Leigh Reunites With ‘Secrets & Lies’ Star Marianne Jean-Baptiste on ‘Hard Truths,’ Reveals First Look. By Alex Ritman. Dick Pope. The cast of “Hard Truths,” the...
May 31, 2022 · May 31, 2022 8:59am PT. Mike Leigh on His Uncompromising Approach to Filmmaking and Aversion to ‘Message’ Movies. By Peter Debruge. Courtesy Image. These days, it’s refreshing to speak with...
Apr 29, 2024 · Mike Leigh, the veteran director of “Vera Drake,” “Another Year” and “Happy-Go-Lucky,” will be honored at Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival with its Career Achievement Golden Bee Award. Leigh...
