Watching acclaimed British film director Mike Leigh being interviewed last week, I couldn't help but pontificate on his unique directorial style.
from Wikipedia:Leigh uses lengthy improvisations developed over a period of weeks to build characters and storylines for his films. He starts with some sketch ideas of how he thinks things might develop, but does not reveal all his intentions with the cast who discover their fate and act out their responses as their destinies are gradually revealed.
Leigh's vision is to depict ordinary life, "real life," unfolding under extenuating circumstances....
