the films of mike leigh part five
"it's about love and passions and coping on a low income." mike leigh on mike leigh.
along with mr. turner, this film is (among other things) a collaboration with the great actor timothy spall. his character in this film ranks with leigh's best. mr. spall has made his mark in profound ways in many good and mediocre films, his actorshippe is beyond compare. other notable performances by him are as peter pettigrew in the harry potter films, as winston churchill in the kings speech, and in sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street.
timothy spall
"if it hadn't have happened, you might have driven...
around the next corner and killed a little kid.
it's what's-its-name, fickle finger of fate.
if you knew what was gonna happen to you...
when you woke up in the morning, you'd never get out of bed.
that's life.
the old clock ticks, world turns around...
tide comes in, tide goes out. you're born, you die. that's it."
"phil (spall's character) suffers from being a romantic and a person with an imagination" mike leigh on mike leigh
other mike leigh films :
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home sweet home from
bbc1 play for today tv
- 1982
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life is sweet - 1990
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secrets & lies - 1996
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topsy-turvy - 1999
-
mr. turner - 2014
lesley manville
other mike leigh films :
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grown-ups from
bbc2 playhouse tv - 1980
-
high hopes - 1988
-
secrets & lies - 1996
-
topsy-turvy - 1999
-
vera drake - 2004
-
another year - 2010
-
mr. turner - 2014
paul jesson
other mike leigh films :
-
home sweet home from
bbc1 play for today tv
- 1982
-
vera drake - 2004
-
mr. turner - 2014, as william turner snr
marion bailey
other mike leigh films :
- meantime - 1984
- vera drake - 2004
- mr. turner - 2014, as mr. turner's lover sophia booth
sam kelly
as sid, "sweatin' like a pig ain't i?"
image 2 "tell me again how lucky i am to work here"
other mike leigh films :
-
who's who from
play for today tv - 1979
-
grown-ups from
bbc2 playhouse tv - 1980
-
topsy-turvy - 1999
- mr. turner - 2014
helen coker
other mike leigh films :
- vera drake - 2004
alison garland
her only mike leigh film
timothy bateson
as harold, this is his only mike leigh film
sally hawkins
other mike leigh films :
- vera drake - 2004
-
happy-go-lucky - 2008, her leading role with leigh, a stunning performance
ben crompton
his only mike leigh film, known for eddison tollett in
game of thrones
alex kelly
neurotic women in cab
other mike leigh films :
- vera drake - 2004
alan williams
as drunk guy in cab
other mike leigh films :
- vera drake - 2004
gary mcdonald & diveen henry
as neville, cab company owner and sister
her only mike leigh film, other leigh films with mcdonald:
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secrets & lies - 1996
daniel mays
as the right bastard "i don't wanna talk, i wanna shag" and many other despicable things
other mike leigh films :
- vera drake - 2004
ruth sheen
other mike leigh films :
-
high hopes - 1988
-
secrets & lies - 1996
-
vera drake - 2004
-
another year - 2010
-
mr. turner - 2014
peter taylor
as the mc, his only film, only mike leigh film
martin savage, dorothy atkinson, and heather craney
as silent cab passengers
other mike leigh films with martin savage :
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topsy-turvy - 1999
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vera drake - 2004
-
another year - 2010
-
mr. turner - 2014
with dorothy atkinson :
-
topsy-turvy - 1999
-
mr. turner - 2014, as turner housekeeper hannah danby
with heather craney :
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topsy-turvy - 1999
-
vera drake - 2004
joe tucker
as fare dodger
other mike leigh films :
-
secrets & lies - 1996
-
career girls - 1997
edna doré
other mike leigh films :
-
high hopes - 1988
-
another year - 2010
cinematography by dick pope
other mike leigh films :
-
life is sweet - 1990
-
naked - 1993
-
secrets & lies - 1996
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career girls - 1997
-
topsy-turvy - 1999
-
vera drake - 2004
-
happy-go-lucky - 2008
-
another year - 2010
-
mr. turner - 2014
music - andrew dickson
other mike leigh films :
-
meantime - 1984
-
high hopes - 1988
-
naked - 1993
-
secrets & lies - 1996
- vera drake - 2004
