Jacob Leigh
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Born10 May 1967
OccupationFilm scholar
DisciplineFilm studies
InstitutionsRoyal Holloway, University of London
Jacob Leigh | |
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| Born | 10 May 1967 |
| Occupation | Film scholar |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Film studies |
| Institutions | Royal Holloway, University of London |
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| Website | bloomsbury.com |
Jacob Leigh (born 10 May 1967[1]) is a British film studies scholar. He is a senior lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London.[2]
Leigh obtained a PhD degree on a thesis about themes and style in Ken Loach's films, which also was the subject of his first book, The Cinema of Ken Loach from 2002.[3][4][5] In 2012, he published a book about the filmmaker Éric Rohmer, The Cinema of Eric Rohmer.[6]
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