When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who opposed his son becoming an artist, told him to quit drawing pictures of people.
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The film was made in Leigh's trademark way. He sets without a script and instead builds the character and story through months of rehearsal with his actors. It's an approach that Leigh says has gotten increasingly difficult to pull off in today's movie industry. He spoke about that struggle and others in an interview.AP: Pansy seems unable to enjoy life. We probably all know people like Pansy, and sometimes feel like her.
LEIGH: It’s very, very difficult, if not impossible. In the end it’s intuitive and organic. Start with Marianne and Michele . I wanted to get the two of them together for the third time with me. I decided, OK, let’s just look at the world of these Black folk. I actually can’t remember, let alone want to talk about, exactly the combination.
AP: Do you think about how we collectively or individually treat someone like Pansy, who rejects help but needs it? LEIGH: It’s 100% impossible. It’s very tough, and it’s gotten tougher. Make no mistake. I’ve made 20-odd films, 28, I think, and over the years, working the way I do and saying no script, no discussion about casting, no interference, it’s got worse. It’s got bad. This is as low a budget as I’ve had in a long time. It is reflected in the lack of complexity in the narrative. It’s fine. You cut your cloth according to its length. It’s a 97-minute film.
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