Life Is Sweet (with Bryan Cardinale-Powell)
Devised and Directed: The Films of Mike Leigh · 2025-05-14
Bryan Cardinale-Powell, Oklahoma City University film professor and co-editor of Devised and Directed by Mike Leigh, joins the show for a discussion on the very first Mike Leigh film Ian ever saw, as well as a quick detour on Mike’s 1987 short film The Short & Curlies.
All episodes in this series contain spoilers.
Theme music by Tuck Ryan and Eoin Murphy. Additional music is from Rachel Portman’s score for Life Is Sweet. Intro clip source interview. Logo photo credit Rick McGinnis.
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Devised and Directed: The Films of Mike Leigh
The only podcast covering the complete filmography of Britain's greatest living director.
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