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Mike Leigh: ‘If you think my film’s about race, you’re the one with the problem’
His film 'Hard Truths' has faced accusations of cultural appropriation - but he says that shows a misunderstanding of what ...
The hard truths of Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s decades-long ‘love fest’
In Mike Leigh’s latest movie, Hard Truths, a London family begins to splinter as an overbearing matriarch releases her ...
Review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste captivates in Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’
You're unlikely to find a fiercer performance in the past year than Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths,” ...
Mike Leigh Knows Someone Like Pansy, Too
The Hard Truths director on “growing” his films in collaboration with his actors, and why he’s not going to explain the ending to you.
50+ Years of Film with Mike Leigh
there are 10 possible films there, really. [Narrator] This is Mike Leigh. with his actors over months of research and ...
‘Hard Truths’ Co-Stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin Pull Back the Curtain on Mike Leigh’s Unique Directing Process
The co-stars, who first played sisters in a 1993 Mike Leigh play, explain the iconoclastic director's unique method and how ...
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'Hard Truths' Review: Mike Leigh's Heartbreaking Drama
Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a late middle-aged Londoner whose anger at ... Release Date January 10, 2025 Director Mike Leigh ...
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‘Hard Truths’ takes an unflinching look at fear, anger, family
Hard Truths” explores family dynamics through sisters: one angry and fearful, the other loving. Director Mike Leigh teamed up ...
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Director Mike Leigh On The Improvisational Path to ‘Hard Truths’
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 ...