Social realism: Britain’s most definitive cinematic genre
It has endured for decades.
Mike Leigh
The John Cassavetes movie that greatly inspired Mike Leigh: “Made me start thinking”
Not his best work, but very inspirational.
Greta Gerwig, Mike Leigh and the skill of building believable characters
She is a big fan of his work.
From ‘Trainspotting’ to the dominance of Hugh Grant: British cinema during the Britpop era
A time of cinematic innovation for Britain.
The sorrow and beauty of life: Defining the films of Mike Leigh through five iconic scenes
British cinema’s greatest storyteller.
