Michael Winterbottom is a British film director known for films including 24 Hour Party People and Code 46.

Born 29 March 1961.

Two DeBaser reviews cover Michael Winterbottom's work: a music-industry biopic (24 Hour Party People) and a low-key dystopian romance (Codice 46). Reviewers praise the films' focus (music history; restrained sci-fi atmosphere) and performances. Overall reception in these pieces is positive.

For:Fans of music biopics, British cinema and arthouse/dystopian films.

 Michael Winterbottom tells us with this film the story of Tony Wilson and the historic record label that in the '80s, inspired by a Sex Pistols concert, he decides to found together with a group of his friends, Factory Records;

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 Suspended halfway between "The Sheltering Sky" and "Gattaca," and released quietly, the film portrays an impossible love story, set against an extremely evocative landscape: a collage of Dubai, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur; paired with austere London interiors.

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