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Dick Pope, cinematographer and Mike Leigh collaborator, dies aged 77


British Oscar nominee was known for work on films such as Mr Turner, The Illusionist and Secrets & Lies

“It is with deepest sadness that we learn of the passing of our friend and colleague Dick Pope BSC,” it read. Their other joint credits include Naked, Secrets & Lies, Another Year, Peterloo and Vera Drake. When asked about their relationship in 2019, Leigh said: “The thing about working with the same cinematographer over a long stretch … A violinist who owns a Stradivarius is not going to arbitrarily use another fiddle.

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