LONDON -- People spend a lot of time looking out windows in the gorgeous new revival here of the World War II drama ''Flare Path'' at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. The majority of them are women, quietly watchful wives and partners awaiting the return safely home of the men they love but whom, in some cases, they don't really know. We pass an...
Class consciousness has frequently played a role in Mike Leigh's films, and not only because, as a storyteller whose native terrain is modern Britain, he can hardly hope to avoid it. And sure enough, the observant viewer of his splendidly rich and wise new feature, ''Another Year,'' will notice the shadows that an always-evolving system of social...
British films that make it to American screens these days often fall into two distinct niches: life is miserable and life is sweet (to borrow a title from the director Mike Leigh, who oscillates between the two). Given its quality headliners and high commercial profile (ding-dong, is that Oscar calling?), it's no surprise that ''The King's...
Mike Leigh (født 20. februar 1943), engelsk filminstruktør. Han er kendt for sine socialrealistiske film og for sin specielle metode, hvor han blot kommer med en ramme til optagelserne og så sammen med skuespillerne fylder improviserer handlingen frem.