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Mike Leigh director, screenwriter
Born: 2/20/1943
Birthplace: Salford, England
As director and screenwriter, Leigh works improvisationally with actors in the early stages of developing a film concept. His dramas interweave ordinary working-class life, social commentary, and humor. Recent films include Life Is Sweet (1991), Naked (1993), and Secrets and Lies (1996), which won the Palm d'Or at Cannes. Leigh's ex-wife, the actress Alison Steadman, often appears in his films. Topsy-Turvy (1999), about the relationship between the operetta composers Gilbert and Sullivan, won Best Director and Best Film in the National Society of Film Critics Awards (tied with Being John Malkovich) and the New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. More on Mike Leigh from Infoplease:
- Secrets and Lies - Secrets and Lies Director/Writer: Mike Leigh Director of Photography: Dick Pope Editor: John ...
- Topsy-Turvy - Topsy-Turvy Director/Writer: Mike Leigh USA Films; R; 160 minutes Release: 12/99 Cast: Jim ...
- Secrets & Lies - Secrets & Lies FoxVideo; rental pricing Feature; R Director: Mike Leigh Cast: Brenda Blethyn, ...
- 2008 National Society of Film Critics Awards - 2008 National Society of Film Critics Awards Here are the results for the 2008 National Society of ...
- Life Is Sweet - Starring Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Claire Skinner, Stephen Rea
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