Sumorni trenuci je britanski igrani film snimljen 1971. The film presents a stark portrayal of human isolation, centring on the failure of personal communication and social interaction. In its uncompromising outlook, it is closer to meantime 1983 and naked 1993 than to leigh s more optimistic works. Mike leigh talks to sue macgregor about directing, writing and the 2011 production of grief. Mike leigh is an awardwinning screenwriter and playwright who was born in salford, lancashire, in 1943. In between, he worked constantly for television and the theater but couldnt get a film financed because the backers wanted to see a script, and of course he didnt have one. Mike leigh s assured first feature, bleak moments, already demonstrates his skill with actors, and his unique ability to create complex characters whose behavior confounds audience expectations. Bleak moments by mike leigh overdrive rakuten overdrive. Bleak moments 1971, 110 minutes, the oldest mike leigh dvd in my house, and the sound quality is a crime. Where can i get a box set of mike leighs best films. Mike leigh s first feature is certainly embryonic but equally it perhaps wears his chief fascinations social clumsiness, the trivialities of human behaviour, selfimportance and conceit, frustration and desperation and how we perceive each other and ourselves far more clearly on its sleeve than some of his later work. Mike leighs process and techniques actor hub uk actor. From back in the days when mike leigh titles were not ironic. It is a first film by a young british director who exhibits in every scene a complete mastery of the kind of characterization he is attempting.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Bleak moments follows sylvia anne raitt, a bored, emotionally numb secretary, as she desperately seeks release from the pressures of caring for her 29yearold mentally ill sister sarah stephenson. Mar 05, 2020 mike leigh, british writer and director of film and theater, known for his finely honed depictions of quotidian lives and for his improvisational rehearsal style. Another year for director mike leigh speakeasy wsj.
No other art form is better suited to such subject matter than the movies. Mike leigh is widely recognised as one of the great mavericks and creative geniuses of british stage, cinema and television. Mike leigh may well be britains greatest living film director. Its possible to pin down what a mike leigh film is. These are awkward, broken people, and watching them interact can be, at times, painfully awkward. His play bleak moments 1970, about a woman grappling with the demands of everyday life, evolved from this process, and he adapted the script a year later for his first feature film.
Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. Bleak moments 1971 mike leigh, anne raitt, sarah stephenson. In 1988, mike leigh and producer simon channing williams founded thin man films, a film production company based in london, to produce mike leigh s films. To obtain the book from which this discussion is excerpted, click here. Mike leigh completed his second feature film seventeen years after his stunning debut with bleak moments in 1971. After bleak moments, leigh wrote and directed a number of plays and movies for television, including nuts in may 1976 and abigails party 1977. Pdf mike leigh on mike leigh download full pdf book download. Bleak moments 1971 nuts in may 1976 abigails party 1977 anni 1980. Nor is it intended ironically theres hardly a moment in mike leigh s first feature that doesnt qualify as bleak. The characters in mike leigh s films live in different, often isolated worlds. Mike leigh obe frsl born 20 february 1943 is an english writer and director of film and theatre. Leigh, born 1943, made his first feature, bleak moments, in 1971. Mike leigh s funny and deeply touching high hopes is yet another inventive cinematic reaction to margaret thatchers overhaul of british society. I dont think he ever improved on the allround quality of acting performances,script and directing,including cinematography.
This mike leigh film features moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her retarded sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbour and irritating workmate. Po zanru je drama, a protagonistica, ciji lik tumaci anne raitt, je sekretarica koja zivi u predgradu. Writerdirector mike leigh s bleak moments provides a glimpse into the life of several seemingly insignificant london residents. Ive tried to vary my films considerably, but i would have to admit that bleak moments remains, in some ways, the mother of all mike leigh films. He trained at the royal academy of dramatic art, and at camberwell and central art schools and the london film school. Mike leigh on his first film, bleak moments i cautiously feel a touch of parental pride in my young self as told to laura barnett. He studied at the royal academy of dramatic art rada, east 15 acting school and further at the camberwell school of art, the central school of art and design and london film school.
Trova trailer, recensioni e tutte le informazioni su bleak moments di mike leigh. Mike leigh is much more effective in bleak moments than his later, more popular efforts like secrets and lies. Anne raitt is stellar as sylvia, working a job she seems to hate, watching over her disabled sister in a dank apartment. Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her. Bleak moments mike leigh 1971 xvid eng sub eng download via torrent.
There is a new kind of movie emerging in the 1970s that considers, with almost frightening perceptiveness, the ways people really behave toward each other. Bleak moments 1971 is mike leigh s first feature film. Made in 1971, when it was too much for anyone to take, it displays much of the brilliance that was confirmed by mike leigh s tv work in the 1970s and early 80s, but put him off making. Bleak moments is a 1971 british film, the first film of mike leigh. Mike leigh may well be britains greatest living director. Mike leigh on his first film, bleak moments film the.
Mike leigh on mike leigh available for download and read online in other formats. The latter lacks much of the intensity and focus of this film. Mike leighs assured first feature, bleak moments, already demonstrates his skill with actors, and his unique ability to create complex characters whose behavior confounds audience expectations. Reviews and scores for movies involving mike leigh. This page only contains excerpts and selected passages from ray carneys the films of mike leigh. Mike bradwell, joolia cappleman, eric allan, sarah stephenson, anne raitt. Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and i. Bleak moments 1971 is mike leighs first feature film. Today, were thinking about the filmography of english director, mike leigh. Leigh began as a theatre director and playwright in the mid 1960s. Some haltingly, painfully attempt to communicate and relate to one another. In his list ranking the best films of 1987, roger ebert included taylor hackfords chuck berry. Bleak moments a film with downbeat themes of solitude, difficulties of communication, coping with a retarded 29yearold sister, it has enough human insight sans mawkishness or undue.
For this director retrospective installment, i watched 11 of 12 featurelength films by mike leigh. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Bleak moments, mike leigh s debut film from 1971, truly lives up to its title. This is a recording of a live event from october 2011. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Bleak moments is utterly uncompromising in its mumbling mordant depiction of social awkwardness and gaffes and in the bold move of getting the reality of facial twitches, clearing of the throat, hand wringing. Since his first film, bleak moments, burst on an unsuspecting public in 1971, he has produced a body of work that is idiosyncratic, controversial, often hilarious and always acutely sensitive to the human condition. Mike leigh s 1st feature film bleak moments announced a considerable talent. Throughout leigh s career, he has avoided cliche and eschewed pat resolutions in favor of a more realistic approach that demands the active.
Without question, he has carved a unique niche for himself. Mike leigh was born on february 20, 1943 in salford, greater manchester, england. In those intervening years he solidified his reputation with innovatory theatre and television productions, but his ambition to be a filmmaker looked in danger of being unfulfilled. Throughout a career which started ominously with the 1971 film bleak moments. Mike leigh celebrity profile check out the latest mike leigh photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Mike leigh on his first film, bleak moments the guardian. Shot in norwood,south london,it evokes a time 1970,and place,suburban streets,and a form of behaviour,which is awkwardly english, introspective,given to embarrassingly long silences of all the.
Bleak moments 1971 mike leigh s first feature is certainly embryonic but equally it perhaps wears his chief fascinations social clumsiness, the trivialities of human behaviour, selfimportance and conceit, frustration and desperation and how we perceive each other and ourselves far more clearly on its sleeve than some of his later work. Bleak moments by mike leigh a movie to download, on vod and legal streaming lacinetek. Mike leigh s latest partiallyimprovised film is a lighthearted comedy with moments that bite, and features a brilliant star turn by sally hawkins. Mike leigh s approach in creating such a film originally a play is amazing too. The films of mike leigh, in order of personal preference a list of 30 titles created 16 jun 2016 criminally overlooked a list of 25 titles. Meantime 1983 belle speranze 1988 anni 1990liz smith. This book gives detailed readings of the nine feature films he has made for the cinema, as well as an overview of his work for television. Aug 18, 2014 the excerpt from the mike leigh s first film, bleak moments. Jan 03, 2011 there are few filmmakers in the world who better deserve to be described by the term luminary than mike leigh. Now i have seen another film i would place in this category.
Lonely for some male company, she begins to see peter eric allan. Shot in norwood,south london,it evokes a time 1970,and place,suburban streets,and a form of behaviour,which is awkwardly english, introspective,given to embarrassingly long silences of. Sylvia anne raitt is a secretary who spends her evenings drinking sherry and taking care of her mentally disabled sister, hilda sarah stephenson. It began as a 75minute stage play in march 1970 at the open space theatre. Mike leigh made his feature directorial debut with the acclaimed bleak moments in 1971. But he didnt get to make his first film for the cinema, the aptly named bleak moments, until 1971, after much work in. His notable movies include naked, secrets and lies, topsyturvy, and vera drake. Jan 01, 20 mike leigh on his first film, bleak moments.
What mike leigh does is to paint a picture of britain thats every bit as bleak as a lowry cityscape. Bleak moments 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Someone i knew was going to interview mike leigh, and hadnt really done his research. In the 1970s and 1980s his career moved between directing theatre and making films for the bbc, many of which were characterised by.
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