C. S. Leigh (1964 – reported dead March, 2016C. S. Leigh: A Life (1964-2016)
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and featured original music by

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. His 2005 film ''See You at Regis Debray'' is about

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. His last release was ''A Quiet American: Ralph Rucci & Paris'', a documentary about fashion designer

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. ''Projection'', starring Lars Eidinger and Yekaterina Golubeva, is currently in post-production. Leigh's films are characterised by long takes (Giorgos Arvanitis is a frequent collaborator), minimal dialogue, 'extreme' content and references to art of all varieties. Welsh musician John Cale has composed music for two of his films: ''Process'' (2004) and ''American Widow'' (2009). Japanese sound artist

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composed music for his film ''See You at Regis Debray'' (2005).

Reported death

Neil Thomas Ward eulogizes Leigh's death in an article on Medium, dated March 2018. He refers to cinematographer Joachim Høge receiving information about Leigh's demise in an email from photographer Laurence Ellis (who has documented his earlier dealings with Leigh): ''"A coroner had contacted Ellis in March 2016, seeking details about the recently deceased Leigh. The coroner had searched for Leigh’s name online and landed upon Ellis’s website first."'' Ward is cited by John A. Riley in a memorial piece on his blog.

Filmography

* ' (1998) * ' (2001) * ''Nude, Descending...'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' See You at Regis Debray'' (2005) * ' (2009) * ' (2012) * ''Projection'' (in postproduction)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leigh, CS British film directors 1964 births 2016 deaths