The City According to Mike Leigh

• Authors: Anna Śliwińska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The City According to Mike Leigh The key to the interpretation of the image of London presented in Mike Leigh’s films can be found in his own words: “I actually do think London is a hidden city the way New York isn’t.” and “You can get the hang of New York, but London is a collection of villages. It takes a long time to get under its skin.” London in Mike Leigh’s films perfectly matches the director’s creative thought, exposing social differences and the lack of communication in the family. However, the director releases his characters from the dark corners and hideous streets, and lets more light and nature into their lives. Thanks to this, as he has said, the city becomes a collection of small villages, which for him is the greatest value of the place where he lives and makes his 

Keywords

EN

Mike Leigh; city; London; relationships; family

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 21
• Pages: 107-113

Dates

published

2013-01-13

Contributors

author

Anna Śliwińska

• Katedra Filmu, Telewizji i Nowych Mediów UAM

References

• http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/10/07/for-another-year-director-mike-leigh-london-is-home-and-creative-inspiration/ [accessed: 8 June 2013].
• Tropiciel prawdy [Truth trailer], an interview with Mike Leigh made by Michel Rebichon for Studio magazine, 1996, no. 114, ed. M. Oleksiewicz, Kino 1997, no. 4, p. 51.
• http://www.timeout.com/london/film/mike-leighs-london-1 [accessed: 8 June 2013].
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• Z. Bauman, Wspólnota [Community], trans. J. Margański, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 2008, pp. 64–65.
• R. Carney, L.Quart, The .lms of Mike Leigh. Embracing the world, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2000, p. 258.
• R. Marszałek, Nowy film angielski [New English Film], Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe, Warszawa 1968, p. 33.

Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/i.2013.21.08