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Topic History of: The brilliant Mike Leigh Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Pru
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I find the structural messiness a bit tiresome and over-indulgent at times, especially in the Topsy Turvy one. Writing's a craft, as an English graduate you must appreciate that, and Leigh gets an incredibly uncritical ride in that sense. Of course the actors love it because it makes them feel creative, but movies are supposed to be for audiences, not actors.
JK2006
Lesley Manville is on breakfast TV discussing her career and Mike Leigh - my favourite director - fascinating about how he works.