Mike Leigh, 2008Photography by Retts Wood, courtesy of Dazed and ConfusedMike Leigh’s school report read: “Mike is a nonconformist. And a stubborn one, at that.” At 71, the legendary director continues to follow his own, brilliantly unique path. Responsible for the likes of Naked, Secrets & Lies, Abigail’s Party and Vera Drake, he’s a master at tragi-comic distillations of contemporary Britain, with a compassionate, enduring curiosity about the human condition. Last week, AnO...