Mike Leigh, Marianne Jean-Baptiste

How Marianne Jean-Baptiste Found 'Compassion' for Mike Leigh's 'Hard Truths'
"I'm not too worried about her not being likable, but I was worried about people not having compassion for her." N early 30 years after Marianne Jean-Baptiste received an Oscar no
Mike Leigh and his longtime collaborator Marianne Jean-Baptiste search for answers in their latest tour de force
Leigh never lets his audience escape the underlying humiliation and helplessness Pansy feels, and Pansy never allows herself that grace either. In that respect, calling the film “Hard Truths” almost implies a well-earned victory lap for a filmmaker who has dedicated his work to elucidating the complexities of the human condition,
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Breaks Down Mike Leigh’s Unorthodox Development Process: ‘He Makes the Most Incredible Pieces of Work’
Leigh does not typically work off a script when creating his stories, but rather builds his films off improvisations conducted with his actors.
Movie review: ‘Hard Truths’ another cinematic gift from filmmaker Mike Leigh
In partnership with his actors, Leigh excavates and displays the most vulnerable emotions and experiences a person can have, his films slowly building to cathartic crescendos, with glimmers of hope and salvation shining through.
Review: Duck and cover, here comes Mike Leigh’s punishing ‘Hard Truths’
The director's latest misanthropic drama, following such films as "Bleak Moments" and "Naked," is a puckeringly sour delight, socked over by Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
'Hard Truths': Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays the worst person you've ever met
Oscar nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste ("Secrets & Lies") teams back up with Mike Leigh for a searing new movie about empathy, loneliness and grief.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste demands your attention in ‘Hard Truths’
Yet that scene is a miracle precisely for what Jean-Baptiste does with it. The role couldn’t be more different from the actress’s Oscar-nominated turn in Leigh’s “Secrets & Lies” (1996), as a graceful and assured Black woman confronting her flummoxed White birth mother (Brenda Blethyn).
Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscar buzz for role in "Hard Truths"
Baptiste, known for roles in "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Without a Trace," is receiving serious Oscar buzz for her performance in "Hard Truths." Reuniting with director Mike Leigh, Jean-Baptiste portrays Pansy Deacon,
How does Mike Leigh make a movie? It’s complicated, but his actors wouldn’t have it any other way
Marianne Jean-Baptiste reunited with her 'Secrets & Lies' director to make the harrowing 'Hard Truths.' We spoke to them both ...
Facing ‘Hard Truths’ And The Pressure Of The Criterion Closet
Writer-director Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste discuss the legendary British filmmaker's latest work and experiencing a bucket list moment for cinephiles.
‘Awards Chatter’ Pod — Mike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths,’ Mysterious Methods, Theatrical vs. Streaming and Loving ‘Anora’
Over the course of an interview at the Shutters on the Beach hotel in Santa Monica, during what, for him, was a rare and emotionally-conflicting trip to the Hollywood region, the 81-year-old reflected ...
‘Hard Truths’: Read The Screenplay That Returns Seven-Time Oscar Nominee Mike Leigh To Modern London
Hard Truths, from seven-time Oscar-nominated writer-director Mike Leigh, reunited him with his Secrets & Lies star Marianne ...