Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a fearless performance in Mike Leigh’s empathetic portrait of the outrageously hostile Pansy, whose hardened façade masks a real fragility.

The Hard Truths director on “growing” his films in collaboration with his actors, and why he’s not going to explain the ending to you.

Mike Leigh was born on Feb. 20 ... His comeback was well received by critics worldwide with "High Hopes" (1988), a bleak look at London during Margaret Thatcher's rule, centering on a working ...

Before long she was auditioning for film and TV roles, and in 1988 had nabbed the female lead in director Mike Leigh's "High Hopes." Her role in the film would be the first of several ...

Mike Leigh, OBE is an English film and theatre ... led to his preference for theatrical films. In 1988, he made High Hopes about a disjointed working-class family whose members live in a "run ...

Biography: Mike Leigh, OBE is an English film and theatre ... led to his preference for theatrical films. In 1988, he made High Hopes about a disjointed working-class family whose members live ...