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1943: born 20 Feb in Salford, Lancashire, England (grandfather a Russian portrait minaturist who emigrated in 1902; father a doctor who changed name from Lieberman to Leigh, both parents Zionist youth)
"As a kid in the '40s and '50s, I would sit in movies endlessly -- and that's mostly Hollywood and British films we didn't see any other films -- and think wouldn't it be great if you could see people in films like people actually are." [source]
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London (briefly studying acting)
Camberwell School of Art School in London
London International School of Film Technique
Central School of Art and Design in London
experimental theater; director for the BBC
1970: directed play about Galileo, in Bermuda [story]
1973: married Alison Steadman
1973: George Devine Award
1978: son Toby born
1981: Best Comedy awards for stage play Goose-Pimples
1981: son Leo born
1989: formed Thin Man Films with producer Simon Channing
1993: awarded the OBE
1995: BAFTA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema
1996: divorced Alison Steadman
bio, bio, bio, bio, bio, interview, 1997 profile, overview, appreciation, Carney ditto, Dutch site
1972: Locarno, Chicago film festival awards
1984 People's Prize
Presumably:
The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A.Cup Final (1975) - 5min
Old Chums (1975) - 5min
Probation (1975) - 5min
Afternoon (1975) - 5min
A Light Snack (1975) - 5min
Carney, long review w/pic, Ebert, review, review
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film
#95 on 100 best British list
Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award
review, Ebert, short review, review w/pix, review, review, short review
"I... wanted to make a film about the new generation of young black people who are moving on and getting away from the ghetto stereotypes."
"we worked on "Secrets and Lies" for five months before we shot it"
Amazon, book; IMDb; official site, info
interview, interview, interview, interview, Quicktime interviews, etc
Cannes Palme d'Or [report w/Quicktime] [French], Los Angeles Film Critics Best Director, Boston Film Critics Best Director, London Film Critics Best British Director, Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film
#40 on 100 best British list
Rosenbaum reiew, review w/pix, review, Ebert, pan, review, review, item, review, review, review w/pix, review, review, review, review, review, review, review, review, review, review, short review, short review, review, review, review, short review, review, review, short review, review
"I'm particularly interested in the journey in this film, in the specific journey you make between 20 and 30."
Amazon, book; IMDb; official site, info, info (French), info (Dutch), (Spanish), (English)
review, review, review, pan, review, short review, review, short review, review, pan w/BBS, capsule, review, review, short review, review, review, review, review, review, review, review, review, review, review, review
"...we approached The Cure and they turned out to be fans of mine and they said, as long as it was always them, and nobody else, we could pretty well have it for nothing..."
official site incl 4Mb Quicktime trailer
soundtrack site w/wavs, etc
interview, interview, interview, interview, backgrounder
pre-gossip, ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto
rave, review, Ebert, Newsweek, NYRB, IrishTms
written and directed over twenty stage plays [list], including Babies Grow Old (RSC, 1974), Abigail's Party (Hampstead Theatre/BBC, 1977) Ecstasy (Hampstead Theatre, 1979), Goose-Pimples (Hampstead/Garrick Theatres, 1981), Greek Tragedy (Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1989) and It's a Great Big Shame! (Theatre Royal, Stratford East, 1993).
Goose-pimples Amazon book, review
Smelling a Rat Amazon book
Ecstasy
Amazon book
Amazon book of interviews
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