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Mike Leigh films.
Anyone else a fan of his work?
I always love the characters he creates. Happy Go Lucky is probably my favourite film of all time, Sally Hawkins is absolutely brilliant in the role of Poppy. It's one of those films that makes me happy.
Career Girls is another one I love. I can never explain the plot to people who have never saw it because it seems as though not much actually happens but it's the small things, the two characters friendship, the flashbacks that show you how they were, why they were like that and how much they have changed, Ahh wonderful film.
I always love the characters he creates. Happy Go Lucky is probably my favourite film of all time, Sally Hawkins is absolutely brilliant in the role of Poppy. It's one of those films that makes me happy.
Career Girls is another one I love. I can never explain the plot to people who have never saw it because it seems as though not much actually happens but it's the small things, the two characters friendship, the flashbacks that show you how they were, why they were like that and how much they have changed, Ahh wonderful film.
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big yawn.
Nuts In May.....another classic - great performances and full of cringey moments with Keith.
Life Is Sweet, very charming and heartwarming full of great characters.
More recently i have to say i wasn't keen on Happy Go Lucky but thought Another Year was brilliantly emotional - Lesley Manville was gob-smackingly good.
Especially Another Year. Another year is one of those films that leaves you thinking about life after it ends.
Vera drake was ok.
Is "High Hopes" any good?
another Year was fabulous, great characters, and you just really felt for them, it was ultimately quite sad. Really makes you think about life and what makes people happy, and others unhappy.
All or nothing was excellent too.
I agree. I think it's how he uses "normal" characters (if you think about it) and normal situations and in surroundings that we see everyday. Nothing is sensationalised and we don't get a Hollywood ending.
A lot of Happy Go lucky was improvised which I think is brilliant. The scenes in the car with the driving instructor were and I thought they were some of the best scenes. Her optimistic attitude clashing with his pessimistic, negative attitude clashing and creating something unique on screen.
Same with Career girls.On the surface you think it's nothing, but when you get to know and understand these two women and what they went through together, it's incredible. I love the scene in the restaurant when they are talking about how they have changed. That really affected me and even now I can't put my finger on why.
Naked is another great one. Katrin Cartlidge was a wonderful, diverse actress. So sad that she died.
I agree that Naked is an excellent film.
Way too pedantic, at times rather patronising, and far too concerned with impressing his maudlin, small-world mentality onto seemingly everything to ever be that interesting as a director.
No way!!
He has his style like any writer/director but Abigail's Party is nothing like Life Is Sweet is nothing like Vera Drake is nothing like Happy Go Lucky.
I am not a fan of Mike Leigh himself though, he is very disparaging of other filmmakers - I think his attitude actually ends up harming his actors' chances of winning awards etc. I actually think Lesley Manville should not only have been nominated for Best Supporting for Another Year, she should have won.
no mate i have and am not planning to see anymore i find them grim and depressing
I think he's a very good director but overrated.
I still rate him, but just not as much as I used to.
Regards
Mark
I think Mike Leigh's films are loved by everyone, not just the middle classes. If you mean middle class people like his films because they have artistic content, intellectual themes and strong characterizations, why can't the working class people like them for the same reason.
Working class does not = Thick!.
Thoughtful and touching.
And a fine example.
working class = Thick ln mike Leighs films
I just didn't understand SH's character..too wonky for my liking