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 storytelling is largely improvised ...

"Hard Truths" star Marianne Jean-Baptiste and director Mike Leigh, photographed in Santa Monica in January. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) There’s a mythology that surrounds Mike Leigh ...

With a long production initially delayed by lockdown, Hard Truths is also Leigh’s return to a contemporary domestic setting after the historical dramas Mr Turner (2014) and Peterloo (2018).

Leigh does not typically work off a script when creating his stories, but rather builds his films off improvisations conducted with his actors. “‘Hard Truths’ came out of months of ...

the newest film from seven-time Oscar-nominated writer-director Mike Leigh that reunited him with his Secrets & Lies star Marianne Jean-Baptiste. After its world premiere at the Toronto Film ...

Having started his career in the theater, Mike Leigh knows to put a lot of trust in his actors. Unlike most auteurs who begin the process of building a new project by writing a script, Leigh ...

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Longtime Mike Leigh collaborators Michele Austin and Marianne Jean-Baptiste reunite in the director’s Hard Truths, playing two very different sisters living in north London. Jean-Baptiste plays ...