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Article: His films are acclaimed around the world. So why do we find Mike Leigh so hard to love?
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 22, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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There is an unforgettable scene in Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet
where Aubrey, a posturing and overweight sous-chef, decides to open
the Regret Rien restaurant in an Enfield shopping parade.
With great concentration, he decorates it with weird and witty
items, lovingly concocts a menu of tripe souffle, king prawns with
jam and grilled trotters on eggs-over-easy, and throws open the
doors. And when nobody comes in he destroys the place in a fit of
self-pity which we know, even before he has finished, he will
regret.
Aubrey is almost certainly an indifferent cook and Mike Leigh a
film- maker of genius, but there are parallels between the creator
and his victim. For the 53-year-old Leigh ...
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