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He also saw Lite's live action short which got the nomination for an Academy Award. After completing his graduation he concentrated on the works of television. He directed the film for television titled as The Full Wax and then, later on another called Diary of a Teenage Health Freak. Peter Cattaneo also continued to work for the commercials. Peter Cattaneo's first movie adventure was with the BBC film Loved Up. This was the first full length movie directed by Peter Cattaneo. The film was released in the year 1995. the film was totally shot on 16mm and it featured the actress Lena Headey as well as the actor Ian Hart. The story of the film is based on an incident where a teenage girl takes a drift into the rave culture.
After the success of Loved Up, Peter Cattaneo got the chance to work on the script of The Full Monty, which was released in the year 1997. This film was basically a lightweight comedy-drama. The film also pictured the theme of financial decline in British society. As a result of this economical downfall the unemployed steel workers were forced by the situation to work as strippers. They gave away their self respect in order to earned their living. But the whole story was presented in a comical way and this became the style of Peter Cattaneo's films. The movie was both commercially successful along with the fact that it fetched Academy Award nominations.
Lucy Break was another most successful film directed by Peter Cattaneo. The film was released in the year 2001. It was also a comedy belonging to the Peter Cattaneo genre. The film tells the story of a group of friends who perform in a musical show to cover up their escape. But critics say that the film was not that much successful to meet the interest of the audience and Peter Cattaneo's fans who were immensely aware of Peter Cattaneo's earlier works. Still, it did not hamper much to the celebrity stardom of Peter Cattaneo as a filmmaker. Peter Cattaneo has always been an important man in the British film industry.
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