Only his features, of course
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Mike Leigh
miran_kor — 18 years ago(May 18, 2007 04:33 AM)
Only his features, of course
Sadly, I've seen only 1 of them, and am VERY interested in your opinion of his work
Please rate the films you've seen (out of 10, or 4-stars system, or 'from best to worst'), post/add your comments, recommendations, etc. ANY feedback very welcome and much appreciated. Thanks for your participation.
My humble 'impression' (rate) is added.
Filmography (features only):
Mr. Turner (2014)
Another Year (2010) 9/10
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) 8/10
Vera Drake (2004)
All or Nothing (2002) 9/10
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Career Girls (1997)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Naked (1993)
Life Is Sweet (1990) 8/10
High Hopes (1988)
Bleak Moments (1971)
EDIT! Seen 3 more. YAY!
vivaLuis
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miran_kor — 18 years ago(May 19, 2007 01:00 AM)
Thank you very much for your feedback (once again), 'gk'. Much appreciated, as always.
Your rates and (especially) additional comments are very useful to me.
It seems that I have some serious 'catching up' to do here.
Cheers!
vivaLuis
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fabGirl — 18 years ago(May 19, 2007 06:17 AM)
Secrets and Lies (10/10) - Definately Mike Leigh greatest. I've watched it at least 15 times, it demands repeated viewing. It really is a masterpiece, and true about all families. The ability to destroy one another through secrets and lies but in doing so, heal some old wounds.
All or Nothing (9/10) - Just as good as Secrets and Lies, and quite brutal. The characters are all three dimensional, you don't paticulally route for anyone but you understand and empathize with each one's predicement.
Vera Drake (8/10) - Good, the most accessible, especially as it deals with a subject constantly in the social spectrum. Imelda Staunton and Phil Davis are brilliant. A good film but for me, it didn't move me as much as I thought it would.
Career Girls (8/10) - Very funny, especially from the late Karin Cartlidge. Quite moving too. I liked it alot.
Topsy Turvy (7/10) - The film I least liked but great acting, especially from Lesley Manville, Jim Broadbent and Timothy Spall. Gilbert and Sullivan were always an interesting topic to cover.
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miran_kor — 18 years ago(May 20, 2007 03:17 AM)
Thank you ver much for your rates and insightful additional comments. Much appreciated, as always.
That was very useful.
Oh my, I didn't even know that Karin Cartlidge passed away (I'm really not up to date with 'current' film world). She was like Mike Leigh's 'regular'.
What a loss! So sad
vivaLuis
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miran_kor — 18 years ago(July 10, 2007 04:14 AM)
Thank you very much for your rates. Much appreciated, as always.
"Excellent director!"
It really seems so. Nice to see that most people here agree about that.
vivaLuis
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miran_kor — 18 years ago(June 03, 2007 06:21 AM)
Thank you very much for stopping by. Your rates (and comments) are always much appreciated.
"I obviously rate his films quite highly"
And I'm really happy that you do. That's VERY promising. I'm really looking forward to see more of his films.
vivaLuis
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superfurryandy — 18 years ago(June 18, 2007 12:52 AM)
Vera Drake (2004) - 8/10
All or Nothing (2002) - 9/10
Topsy-Turvy (1999) - 8/10
Career Girls (1997) - 7/10
Secrets & Lies (1996) - 9/10
Naked (1993) - 9/10
Life Is Sweet (1990) 8/10
High Hopes (1988) - 9/10
Bleak Moments (1971) - 6/10
Plus:
Meantime - 9/10
Nuts in May - 8/10
Abigails Party - 8/10
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Nriks — 18 years ago(December 05, 2007 08:10 AM)
Naked (1993) 10
Life Is Sweet (1990) 10
All or Nothing (2002) 9
Vera Drake (2004) 9
Topsy-Turvy (116d0999) 8
Secrets & Lies (1996) 8
Hard Labour (1973) 7
Nuts in May (BBC Play for Today, 1976) 7
Meantime (1983) 6
Grown-Ups (1980) 6
Abigail's Party (BBC Play for Today, 1977) 6
Bleak Moments (1971) 6
High Hopes (1988) 5
Career Girls (1997) 5 -
RabidAnchovy345 — 17 years ago(January 18, 2009 01:49 PM)
I finally just got into Leigh. While I find his films always interesting, most of the ones I've seen so far never quite come together; the whole is not as great as its parts. The acting is almost always top-notch, though. Maybe second viewings will amend this. Any way, of the films I've seen so far:
- "Happy-Go-Lucky" (the first film of his I saw and still the one I like the best)
- "Naked" (this one really jerks you around a lot, la Cassavetes)
- "Career Girls" (don't know why people rank this lower than most of his othersb68 I liked these girlsand kudos to Andy Serkis' scene-stealing performance)
- "Vera Drake" (very solid but left me hoping for a little more)
- "All or Nothing" (became rather unbalanced after Rory's near-heart attack; the other 2 families completely disappeared)
- "Topsy-Turvy" (perhaps his most accessible film; Serkis was hilarious in this [as the bouncy, balding choreographer] as well)
- "Secrets and Lies" (I have to admit Brenda Blethyn's incessant snivelling started to annoy me a bit; everything else was good, though)
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somesunnyday — 17 years ago(January 19, 2009 09:43 PM)
Vera Drake (2004) - 7/10
All or Nothing (2002) - 8/10
Topsy-Turvy (1999) - haven't seen
Career Girls (1997) - haven't seen
Secrets & Lies (1996) - 8/10
Naked (1993) - 9/10
Life Is Sweet (1990) - 8/10
High Hopes (1988) - 8/10
Bleak Moments (1971) - 1016d0/10
plus!
Meantime - 10/10
Hard Labour - 10/10
Nuts in May - 8/10
Happy Go Lucky - 8/10 -
grchereck — 17 years ago(March 12, 2009 12:46 PM)
Vera Drake (2004) - 10/10
All or Nothing (2002) - 7/10
Topsy-Turvy (1999) - 9/10
Career Girls (1997) - 7/10
Secrets & Lies (1996) - 9/10
Naked (1993) - haven't seen
Life Is Sweet (1990) - 10/10 (my #1 favorite)
High Hopes (1988) - 10/10
Bleak Moments (1971) - haven't seen
Plus:
Happy Go Lucky - 8/10 (just saw this one on DVD)
Abigail's Party - 8/10
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podwilliams — 16 years ago(April 26, 2009 02:23 AM)
For me, of those Leigh films looked upon favourably among fellow fans, 10 in particular tend to crop up in conversation. Of those,
Bleak Moments
,
Naked
,
Secrets and Lies
and
Happy-Go-Lucky
are my favourite features (with an honourable mention for
High Hopes
). Of his TV work,
Nuts in May
,
Abigail's Party
and
Meantime
are essential viewing. Of those I haven't seen,
Hard Labour
and
The Kiss of Death
(both made for the
Play for Today
strand) are top of the list.
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grchereck — 16 years ago(September 12, 2009 03:06 PM)
"Of his TV work, Nuts in May, Abigail's Party and Meantime are essential viewing."
I haven't seen Meantime yet (I hope to do so soon), but I would agree with the first two.
I've finally gotten to see:
Hard Labour 7/10
Nuts In May 9/10 (hysterical, easily Mike's funniest work)
The Kiss Of Death 8/10
Who's Who 8/10
Grown-Ups 9/10 (probably my favorite of the TV projects)
Home Sweet Home 8/10
"I know I'm not normal but I'm trying to change!" ~ Muriel's Wedding
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