Leigh's style is an unforgettable combination of totally low-key and seemingly over-the-top. People are like real people in real situations, some of them slightly odd, most of them microcosms of entire lifetimes.
The soundtrack and Édith Piaf tend to stick in the head over the years as much as the characters.
Which reminds me, the US Post Office is selling combo sheets of Édith Piaf and Miles Davis stamps. Get 'em while they last! Life is sweet!
Today's Rune: Fertility.
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Erik-Edith and Miles stamps? Life IS sweet!
Never heard of Mike Leigh until now--I need to get out more often. Thanks for the post
It's only been in the last few years that I've actually begun to pay attention to the makers of movies instead of the actors and writers. By that I mean the directors and such. It never occurred to me when I was young that they would be so influential on a film. Naive, I was.
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