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In Reply to: RE: Why are English "art" films mostly mediocre? Sure, there are occasional hits, but the misses posted by tinear on March 28, 2011 at 20:59:05
Other than lottery money, which ain't at all what it used to be, most film financing and subsidies dried up, BBC cut back Canal 4 gone etc. So many British talents defect to US or European backed movies to be able to make ends meet. Or they try to get one of the few reaming BBC vanity projects to pay the bills. The economy is worse in Old Blighty than it is in US.
That said, I think Leigh has a very good record of excellent films, if not so daring as his earlier work like Naked. I haven't seen Another Year yet but I feel most ay film from Leigh is a gift.
I would also point that there are strong independent British filmmakers like Shane Meadows (This Is England)and Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank) making fine films...when they can.
An let us not forget Michael Winterbottom, who is prolific and unpredictable, flitting between studio productions and quite daring fare.
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