His film 'Hard Truths' has faced accusations of cultural appropriation - but he says that shows a misunderstanding of what ...

The film, a humanist drama about a woman with depression (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) and her personal relationships, has been celebrated by critics. In an interview with The Times, Leigh, 81 ...

there are 10 possible films there, really. [Narrator] This is Mike Leigh. with his actors over months of research and ...

Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste reunite for Hard Truths, a hilarious heartbreaking look at hate versus acceptance. Read on for our review.

(Christina House / Los Angeles Times) There’s a mythology that surrounds Mike Leigh’s films. And like with any shared lore, not all of it is true. One misconception, for instance, is that his ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a phenomenal performance as a profoundly unhappy woman. There isn't a lot of plot, but director ...

By Bryan Antunez “I think Anora is a great film, I really do,” the legendary English filmmaker Mike Leigh told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast this week while promoting his ...

The writer-director calls his movies “tightly scripted,” but the harrowingly funny ‘Hard Truths’ wasn’t scripted in any conventional sense. “Everything was created on ...

STC British auteur Mike Leigh turns viewers into amateur psychiatrists with his transfixing new film, “Hard Truths,” and its main character, Pansy, played with astonishing force by Marianne ...

BRATTLEBORO — Latchis Arts and Ian Moran are partnering to present "Devised & Directed: The Films of Mike Leigh," a film and discussion series on four consecutive Saturdays this winter starting on Jan ...

Mike Leigh has pushed back against “offensive and racist” criticisms of his latest film, Hard Truths. The film, a humanist drama about a woman with depression (Marianne Jean-Baptiste ...