His film 'Hard Truths' has faced accusations of cultural appropriation - but he says that shows a misunderstanding of what ...

The film, a humanist drama about a woman with depression (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) and her personal relationships, has been celebrated by critics. In an interview with The Times, Leigh, 81 ...

Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste reunite for Hard Truths, a hilarious heartbreaking look at hate versus acceptance. Read on for our review.

"I'm there to make you care, to move you, to make you laugh, to make you cry…to hopefully improve your lives." Mike Leigh has ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives a phenomenal performance as a profoundly unhappy woman. There isn't a lot of plot, but director ...

(Christina House / Los Angeles Times) 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 ...

By Bryan Antunez “I think Anora is a great film, I really do,” the legendary English filmmaker Mike Leigh told The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast this week while promoting his ...

STC British auteur Mike Leigh turns viewers into amateur psychiatrists with his transfixing new film, “Hard Truths,” and its main character, Pansy, played with astonishing force by Marianne ...

“The crew comes and shoots the thing in a classical way in terms of film discipline.” Mike Leigh at the 68th BFI London Film Festival at The Corinthia Hotel on October 15, 2024 in ...

BRATTLEBORO — Latchis Arts and Ian Moran are partnering to present "Devised & Directed: The Films of Mike Leigh," a film and discussion series on four consecutive Saturdays this winter starting on Jan ...

Mike Leigh has directed 15 feature films over 5 decades with a unique style of immersing his actors in the creative process of developing scripts over months of research and improvisation.