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Article: IN MIKE LEIGH'S MOVIE WORLD, NO SIMPLE STORIES
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- October 22, 1996
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LAURENCE CHOLLET, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-22-1996
IN MIKE LEIGH'S MOVIE WORLD, NO SIMPLE STORIES
By LAURENCE CHOLLET, Staff Writer
Date: 10-22-1996, Tuesday
Section: YOUR TIME
Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star
Biographical: MIKE LEIGH
Mike Leigh doesn't have a set theory about filmmaking, but he does
try to keep one idea in mind.
"I think it's terribly important that you do have stuff to take
away from the movie house," Leigh said. "The worst thing is to walk
away and forget the whole thing."
That never happens in a "Mike Leigh Film," as he has mastered the
knack of elevating middle-class dramas of contemporary English life into
...
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