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Very rarely does a film manage to explore the complexity of human relationships with as much finesse as Mike Leigh’s Secrets & Lies. This very easily could have been a two-hour long overly sentimental and insufferable melodrama.
Jan 28, 2009 · That’s true of Brenda Blethyn’s performance in “Secrets & Lies” as Cynthia Purley, a factory worker who rattles discontentedly around the little rowhouse she was born in and regards Roxanne, her 20-year-old daughter, with despair.
Given the deep waters it dives into, “Secrets & Lies” is a good deal funnier and more entertaining than we have any right to expect. It begins with the black woman, a thirtyish optometrist with the quintessentially British name of Hortense Cumberbatch (played by Marianne Jean-Baptiste).
The film was released to critical acclaim; on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 96% based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10; the site's critical consensus is: "Secrets & Lies delves into social issues with delicate aplomb and across-the-board incredible acting, and stands as one of writer-director Mike ...
AwardDate Of CeremonyCategoryRecipient (s)1997Simon Channing WilliamsSimon Channing WilliamsMike LeighBrenda BlethynSecrets and Lies, 1996's Palme D'Or winner at Cannes, represents the director at his best -- unsentimental yet powerful, funny and poignant, and, in the end, undeniably satisfying. The film will resonate with anyone who has ever hidden a secret or told a lie (that should cover everyone).
- Brenda Blethyn
- Mike Leigh
Mar 31, 2021 · Secrets & Lies, Leigh’s Palme d’Or-winning drama focused on the consequences of a revealed parentage to a group of interconnected suburban Londoners, is perhaps the best in Leigh’s filmography–and comes to Criterion with a diverse and insightful package after many years out of print.
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Secrets & Lies delves into social issues with delicate aplomb and across-the-board incredible acting, and stands as one of writer-director Mike Leigh's most powerful works. Read Critics...
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