Just to be absolutely clear, I said "Britain's most famous living filmmaker" - which I believe was unarguably true up until Monday (so much so that I'm struggling to think of a runner-up: Ridley Scott, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Danny Boyle are probably all famous enough to trigger recognition of their names even among non-film buffs, but I suspect all four could walk down the street with a reasonable chance of not being recognised, which certainly wouldn't have been true of Winner).colinr0380 wrote:The idea of Winner being 'the greatest living British filmmaker' is utterly gobsmacking, yet most likely true.
But I don't think anybody, least of all Winner himself, would lay claim to him being great!