Secrets & Lies

Genre: psychological drama 

With: Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Timothy Spall

Director: Mike Leigh

Release: 1996

Studio: Channel Four Films, CiBy 2000, Thin Man Films

Rating: R

MBiS score: 8.5/10

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Story-line: personal matters bring together Hortense and Cynthia Rose, two women who seemingly have nothing in common.   

Pluses: strong acting all around, a true-to-life screenplay about dysfunctional families, rock-solid direction and much more.

Minuses: none really.

Comments: Mike Leigh has crafted a set of serious social dramas over the years and this Palme d’Or winner is probably his best. This is thoughtful, human, rewarding cinema.

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