Three decades after Secrets & Lies made her a star, the British actress has reunited with Mike Leigh – to give the ...

“Hard Truths” is a small independent film that focuses on Pansy, the matriarch of a small family living in London. Pansy is ...

The title of Mike Leigh’s latest movie, “Hard Truths,” suggests a remarkable, career-spanning consistency, tracing back to the stage and screen director’s 1971 big-screen debut, “Bleak Moments.” For ...

The title of Mike Leigh’s latest movie ... director’s 1971 big-screen debut, “Bleak Moments.” For more than half a century, Leigh has been bringing audiences into the lives and homes ...

In his excoriatingly funny new film, the British realist Mike Leigh reunites with a key actor from his 1996 triumph, “Secrets & Lies.” ...

he sat in King's Cross station and watched people go by — a very Mike Leigh thing to do. “Improvising is a way of making films,” he continues, leaning back on his chair as Jean-Baptiste nods. She’s ...

Pansy is the black-hole-sun that every other character orbits around in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths ... And there are moments when, in between laughter and tears, you find yourself wishing you ...

“Hard Truths” is a small independent film that focuses on Pansy, the matriarch of a small family living in London. Pansy is deeply unhappy with the world, and takes it out on everyone around her, ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars in one of the strongest films of the year, Hard Truths, and it could be an Oscar contender despite being ignored by the Golden Globes. Hard Truths is a film playing in ...

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