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

Mike Leigh's 'Hard Truths' is a bleak and hard-to-watch picture of one woman's experience of depression, played incredibly by ...

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

Leigh is now 81, and he’s still producing brilliant films. Hard Truths has been nominated for two Baftas, for Outstanding ...

Mike Leigh's back catalogue is nothing if not unique, an so, it makes sense that his selection of favourite movies would be equally as eclectic.

The legend of British cinema on his unique way of working, Marianne Jean-Baptiste's Bafta-nominated performance and what's ...

The title of Mike Leigh’s latest movie ... workshopping process whereby the actors have a hand in creating the characters they play. “Hard Truths” builds upon the humanistic director ...

The international rights for the project will likely be sold at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin. While his reunion with “Secrets & Lies” star Marianne Jean-Baptiste for 2024’s ...

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

Mike Leigh at the 68th BFI London Film Festival ... actors and work individually with each of them to find and create a character,” explains Leigh. “The characters are always pinned on real ...

Awareness of Mike Leigh ’s famous technique – improvising scripts from an initial singularity – invites speculation about the ...