num_pages: 304
description: The Films of Mike Leigh is the first critical study of one of the most important and eccentric directors of British independent filmmaking. Although active since 1971, Leigh has only come to the attention of an international audience in the 1990s through films such as Secrets and Lies, and Career Girls. The authors examine Leigh's working method and films in the intellectual and social contexts in which they were created. All of Leigh's major box office successes are analyzed, interpreted, and shown to be among the finest examples of cinema.
language: English
title: The Films of Mike Leigh
titlecomplete: The Films of Mike Leigh (Cambridge Film Classics)
genres: Film, Media Tie In
ratings_count: 37
series: Cambridge Film Classics
publisher: Cambridge University Press