Mike Leigh famously says his method of filmmaking is to “devise and direct,” meaning, his actors devise their characters ...

While his reunion with “Secrets & Lies” star Marianne Jean-Baptiste for 2024’s “Hard Truths” may not have yielded the awards ...

In Hard Truths Mike Leigh, one of Britain’s greatest living directors, reunites with actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste nearly ...

From left, David Webber, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Tuwaine Barrett in “Hard Truths,” directed by Mike Leigh. (Creativity Media/Film Four/Zuma Press/TNS) It takes a moment to realize that you ...

“Hard Truths,” the latest film from Mike Leigh, could easily have been called “Hurt People.” And we all know what hurt people do.

In watching Hard Truths, the first film from writer-director Mike Leigh since 2018’s Peterloo, it’s hard not to think of the film in conjunction with the rest of his career, and in a way ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths Courtesy ... scenes,” says Leigh. “The crew comes and shoots the thing in a classical way in terms of film discipline.” Mike Leigh at the 68th BFI ...

Hard Truths is now out in cinemas, and here's how Mike Leigh's new movie explores depression in a relatable and original way.

“Why can’t you enjoy life?” “I don’t know.” These two lines, spoken between the sisters Pansy and Chantelle in Mike Leigh’s new film Hard Truths, get you right in the heart. And Hard Truths is, ...

‘Hard Truths’ sees Leigh in humane ... into a rehearsal room where they start to work out the beats of the film. Leigh keeps his department heads abreast of any developments.

Since English filmmaker Leigh wrote and directed 2008’s wonderful Happy-Go-Lucky, which starred Sally Hawkins as the most positive woman in London, I should’ve known a movie about the most ...

In Hard Truths Mike Leigh, one of Britain’s greatest living ... Hard Truths is ultimately a film about mental illness; what happens when it is left to fester for years at a time.