Mike Leigh

Title Page, Copyright, Frontispiece

Mike Leigh i-xii_1-196_O'Sul.indd 1 6/24/11 8:33 AM i-xii_1-196_O'Sul.indd 2 6/24/11 8:33 AM Contemporary Film Directors Edited by James Naremore The Contemporary Film Directors series provides concise, well-written introductions to directors from around the world and from every level of the film industry. Its chief aims are to broaden our awareness of important artists, to give serious critical attention to their work, and to illustrate the variety and vitality of contemporary cinema. Contributors to the series include an array of internationally respected critics and academics. Each volume contains an incisive critical commentary, an informative interview with the director, and a detailed filmography. A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. i-xii_1-196_O'Sul.indd 3 6/24/11 8:33 AM i-xii_1-196_O'Sul.indd 4 6/24/11 8:33 AM Mike Leigh Sean O’Sullivan Universit y OF iLLinOis Press URBANA CHICAGO AND SPRINGFIELD i-xii_1-196_O'Sul.indd 5 6/24/11 8:33 AM © 2011 by Sean Lawrence O’Sullivan All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 c p 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Frontispiece: Mike Leigh on the set of Another Year, 2009. Photograph by Simon Mein, copyright Thin Man Films Ltd. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data O’Sullivan, Sean, 1965– Mike Leigh / Sean O’Sullivan. p. cm. — (Contemporary film directors) Includes filmography. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03638-5 (cloth) — isbn 978-0-252-07819-4 (pbk.) 1. Leigh, Mike, 1943—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. pn1998.3.l445o88 2011 791.43'0233092—dc22 2011004552 i-xii_1-196_O'Sul.indd 6 6/24/11 8:33 AM ...