This new edition updates Mike Leigh's career to his most recent films, Mr. Turner and the epic masterpiece Peterloo.
Born in Salford, Manchester, in 1943, Mike Leigh has developed a unique method of creating films through controlled improvisations. After his debut feature film, lBleak Moments (1971) he made a succession of admired TV plays, then returned to feature films. Secrets andLies won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1996. Topsy-Turvy (1999) won two Oscars, and Vera Drake (2004), won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He also did Two Thousand Years for the National Theatre in 2005.
PRAISE FOR PETERLOO Peterloo is shattering in its cumulative effect, and its relevance to these turbulent times. -- Wall Street Journal
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