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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 ...
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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- Mike Leigh in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
- Mike Leigh and Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
- Mike Leigh, Michael Klesic and Anthony Minghella at the Awards Reception for the 10th Anual Sarajevo Film Festival.
- Mike Leigh in All or Nothing (2002)
- Imelda Staunton, Mike Leigh, and Dick Pope in Vera Drake (2004)
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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Sep 27, 2021 · Learn about the British director's distinctive style, themes and characters through his best-known works, from Secrets & Lies to Topsy-Turvy. Discover how he creates his tragicomic dramas with improvisation, research and empathy.
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Dec 5, 2017 · In the latest of The Art of Directing series, the legendary British director Mike Leigh describes his unique approach on the set of his latest film, Peterloo.
Oct 5, 2014 · The idea of making a film about this country’s greatest painter, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), in his last quarter century came to Leigh at the end of the 1990s and would not let ...
