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Writer 78 years old

Mike Figgis

Cumberland, England, UK

Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent... Read full bio →

Filmography

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7 titles

Love Live Long

Mike Figgis 2008 1h 15m 4.0

A British car racer meets a suicidal woman while in Istanbul for the Gumball Rally.

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

Jean-Luc Godard, Jiří Menzel 2002 1h 41m

Collection of short films the summaries of which include; a foreign man moving to Italy, getting married and having a child; a four split scene short involving plot-less images of old people with television sets for heads, a beautiful woman having sex, and overall confusion; and an old man reminiscing over his youth.

Timecode

Timecode

Mike Figgis 2000 1h 37m 7.0

A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma, knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship.

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

Mike Figgis 1999 1h 46m

The story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life.

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas

Mike Figgis 1995 1h 51m 7.9

Leaving Las Vegas – The sadly beautiful film based on the book of the same name by John O’Brian portrays two lonely people in society. Nicholas Cage won an Oscar for his performance as the alcoholic Ben Sanderson.

Liebestraum

Liebestraum

Mike Figgis 1991 1h 52m 6.0

A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.

Stormy Monday

Stormy Monday

Mike Figgis 1988 1h 33m 6.0

A crooked American businessman tries to push the shady influential owner of a nightclub in Newcastle, England to sell him the club. The club's new employee and the American's ex lover fall in love and inadvertently stir the pot.

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