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Mike Leigh on the 'hard truths' of film, happiness and World War III

During a retrospective of his work at the Cinemateque in Paris, Mike Leigh expressed concerns about the current state of the world, stating, "It feels like World War Three may be around the corner."
Leigh, born during wartime and old enough to remember the end of World War II, finds the changes underway in the world under US President Donald Trump to be "profoundly worrying" and "very, very depressing."
Leigh's film 'Hard Truths,' which portrays London's vibrant Caribbean-origin community with an almost all-black cast for the first time, deliberately avoids stereotypes and focuses on universal themes.
Leigh acknowledges the increasing difficulties in securing financing for his projects, as potential backers, including streaming platforms, express their reservations by saying 'it's not for us,' which he interprets as a desire to interfere with his creative process.
Despite his growing mobility problems due to myositis, Leigh is already working on his next project, though he declines to discuss it, and he emphasizes that making films is a privilege that is becoming increasingly difficult to experience.

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Mike Leigh on the 'hard truths' of film, happiness and World War III

Like the action in his widely acclaimed new film "Hard Truths", veteran British director Mike Leigh swings between gratitude and despair as he reflects on his life and career.

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