Mike Leigh

Family Flavours in Mike Leigh’s ‘Life is Sweet’
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Family Flavours in Mike Leigh’s ‘Life is Sweet’

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 / 18 October 2017
Family, friends, and food form the focus of Leigh’s broad but funny, relatable and affectionate 1990 film, which here receives a welcome Blu-ray and DVD re-release from BFI.
London Film Festival 2014 Day 8: ‘Mr. Turner’
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London Film Festival 2014 Day 8: ‘Mr. Turner’

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 / 20 October 2014
We conclude our coverage of this year’s London Film Festival with Mike Leigh’s long-anticipated biopic of J.M.W. Turner: a languorous, immersive, richly detailed work that surpasses expectations.
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The 100 Essential Directors Part 5: Derek Jarman to Mike Leigh

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 / 14 August 2011
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Plenty of Sadness, Plenty of Joy in ‘Another Year’

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 / 26 July 2011
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Mike Leigh and His Affinity for Writing Brilliant Female Characters

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 / 18 February 2009
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Leigh’s Artistry Accents this ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’ Lark

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 / 29 January 2009
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No Girl So Sweet and ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’

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 / 25 January 2009
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Irrational Exuberance

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 / 9 October 2008
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Katrin Cartlidge: The Working Actress

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 / 28 August 2008
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Naked (1993)

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 / 30 November 2005
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Vera Drake (2004)

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 / 22 October 2004