Factsage Database Download. Discussing, from the BBC programme, 30 August 2007 Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English writer and director of film and theatre. He studied at the (RADA) before honing his directing skills at and further at the and the. He began as a theatre director and playwright in the mid-1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s his career moved between theatre work and making films for, many of which were characterised by a gritty ' style. His well-known films include the comedy-dramas (1990) and (1997), the biographical film (1999), and the bleak working-class drama (2002).

His most notable works are the black comedy-drama (1993), for which he won the at, the -nominated, and -winning drama (1996), the winning working-class drama (2004), and the nominated biopic (2014). Some of his notable stage plays include Smelling A Rat, It's A Great Big Shame,, Goose-Pimples,, and. Leigh is known for his lengthy rehearsal and improvisation techniques with actors to build characters and narrative for his films. His purpose is to capture reality and present 'emotional, subjective, intuitive, instinctive, vulnerable films.' His aesthetic has been compared to the sensibility of the Japanese director. His films and stage plays, according to critic, 'comprise a distinctive, homogenous body of work which stands comparison with anyone's in the British theatre and cinema over the same period.'

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Coveney further noted Leigh's role in helping to create stars – in Hard Labour, in Abigail's Party, in Grown-Ups, in Goose-Pimples, and in, in Life is Sweet, in Naked – and remarked that the list of actors who have worked with him over the years – including,,,,,, – 'comprises an impressive, almost representative, nucleus of outstanding British acting talent.' , writing in in January 1994, noted: 'It is hard to get on a London bus or listen to the people at the next table in a cafeteria without thinking of Mike Leigh. Like other wholly original artists, he has staked out his own territory. Leigh's London is as distinctive as 's Rome or 's Tokyo.' • Michael Coveney, The World According to Mike Leigh, p.

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