Although clearly a man of the left, Leigh (like Dickens) is less interested in society than human nature. Some of his ...

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

Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world ... from her salon clients and daughters alike. This expansive film from a master dramatist takes us into the intensities of ...

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

In Hard Truths Mike Leigh, one of Britain’s greatest living directors, reunites with actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste nearly thirty years after her cast her in the exceptional Secrets & Lies for a new ...

We welcome director Mike Lee back to the show. He talks with us about his recent film Hard Truths and what it was like to ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths Courtesy ... scenes,” says Leigh. “The crew comes and shoots the thing in a classical way in terms of film discipline.” Mike Leigh at the 68th BFI ...

Hard Truths is now out in cinemas, and here's how Mike Leigh's new movie explores depression in a relatable and original way.

Since English filmmaker Leigh wrote and directed 2008’s wonderful Happy-Go-Lucky, which starred Sally Hawkins as the most positive woman in London, I should’ve known a movie about the most ...

Hard Truths feels drawn from reality, which gives the movie its own cinematic language. It’s like your creations are the things others will reference later. Mike Leigh: Well, look, to be honest ...

He talks with us about his recent film Hard Truths and what it was like to reunite with actor... Mike Leigh on 'Hard Truths,' James Bond and more Some filmmakers have the whole movie in their ...

In Hard Truths Mike Leigh, one of Britain’s greatest living ... Hard Truths is ultimately a film about mental illness; what happens when it is left to fester for years at a time.