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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’s Bafta-nominated Hard Truths will make you laugh and cry
Mike Leigh’s Bafta-nominated Hard Truths will make you laugh and cry - 4/5 The British director’s new film features a titanic ...
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Mike Leigh hits out at ‘offensive and racist’ criticisms of latest film
In an interview with The Times, Leigh, 81, responded to those questioning ... and actually my input into the dialogue is massive. “David Thewlis was brilliant at improvising Johnny [in Naked ...
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Mike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths,’ Mysterious Methods, Theatrical vs. Streaming and Loving ‘Anora’
By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards Leigh’s films have won the top prizes of both the Cannes and Venice film festivals, something no other Brit has ever been able to claim. He ...
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Mike Leigh: ‘I did a film in Northern Ireland about Catholics and Protestants. I did a play about Jews. To me it’s about people’
I wouldn’t say Mike Leigh has the look of a ... It is classic Leigh. The film was then turned down by the Cannes, Venice and Telluride film festivals. Can that really be true?
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 ...
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This Overlooked 2018 British Historical Drama Sees a Peaceful Protest Turn Into a Bloodbath
Mike Leigh is one of ... won the renowned Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996 for Secrets & Lies. Before his 2024 film Hard Truths was released, Leigh's most recent film was a ...
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‘Awards Chatter' Pod - Mike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths,' Mysterious Methods, Theatrical vs. Streaming and Loving ‘Anora'
Mike Leigh, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast, is one of the greatest English filmmakers of all time. He has written, in his own way, and directed, films ...