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Mike Leigh Has Spent 50 Years Refusing to Compromise. He’s Not Starting Now.
No one tells Mike Leigh what his movie is about. Not financiers, not distributors, not even Netflix, which he says could fund him “without batting an eyelid” but never has.
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Mike Leigh, now 83, continues to reject external pressure on his films, insisting that no one—financiers, distributors, or even Netflix—dictates their content. He notes that Netflix could finance his work “without batting an eyelid,” yet it has not done so. The piece underscores his enduring commitment to artistic integrity.
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