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 ...

Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths is another triumph by that legendary dramatist of working-class British life. But films like Leigh’s are a rare breed these days. Like many of Mike Leigh’s films ...

The uncomfortable genius of Mike Leigh. In “Hard Truths,” Leigh reminds us that a family dinner can tell the story of a whole society. A spring morning on a quiet street in suburban North London.

Where Mike Leigh's excellent movie Hard Truths differs from the deluge of mental health focused media is in its refusal to offer diagnosis. Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is not the easiest woman ...

“Hard Truths,” the latest film from Mike Leigh, could easily have been called “Hurt People.” And we all know what hurt people do. Marianne Jean-Baptiste is Pansy, a middle-aged housewife ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste quickly realised that being too peppy during rehearsals for Hard Truths was never going to work.

Mike Leigh’s films aren’t exactly big on explanation ... to know what your starting point was for this film? It’s a hard question, because we make these films by embarking on a journey ...

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 ...

On the day that “Hard Truths” opens in U.K. cinemas, details of the next feature from Mike Leigh — a filmmaker not exactly known for his prolific output — has already emerged. As per usual ...

Her approach to the world leaves her isolated by many, except her sister Chantelle. Mike Leigh joins us to talk about Hard Truths and his approach to filmmaking. He also shares what types of movies he ...