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Secrets and Lies
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The films follows a successful black woman and her white mother. When the woman's mother tries to hide her underprivileged status and when emotions run high, deceits are made, causing tears and scars that are difficult to repair.
Genre:
Drama
Actors:
Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington, Michele Austin, Lee Ross, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook, Emma Amos, ...»
Director:
Mike Leigh
Country:
United States
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Keywords:
#Brenda Blethyn #Channel Four Films #CiBy 2000 #Mike Leigh #Phyllis Logan #Thin Man Films #Timothy Spall
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Timothy Spall
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Phyllis Logan
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Brenda Blethyn
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Claire Rushbrook
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
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Critics Of "Secrets and Lies"
Judith Egerton Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
July 01, 2004 The characters are so painfully real it's more like watching a documentary than a made-up story.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com
March 18, 2011 In the hands of another director, it would have been a sentimental melodrama, a soap opera, but with nuanced writing and sharp helming, Mike Leigh mixes humor and pathos in equal measure.
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Leo Goldsmith Not Coming to a Theater Near You
March 01, 2005 Leigh's film stops short of catharsis, providing the potential for the characters' rebuilding of their relationships without suggesting that such projects are simple or immediate.
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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com
September 14, 2005 Leigh's script and direction pushes all the right emotional buttons without getting overly melodramatic.
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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com
September 02, 2009 Much more than just a touching story of the ties that bind humanity and the way we reveal ourselves, "Secrets and Lies" (1996) is a staggering work of cinematic genius. It is truly a perfect film.
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Dennis Schwartz Ozus' World Movie Reviews
May 07, 2006 It's hard to argue against it being a sharply observant and deeply felt melodrama, one that is accessible, contemporary and frightingly realistic.
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Norm Schrager Filmcritic.com
November 13, 2003 His characters look normal, act normal, chatter, and scream. And even when they choose not to speak, not to give away secrets, they're still heard.
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Eric Henderson Slant Magazine
February 19, 2005 Secrets & Lies is littered with scenes that begin at a fever pitch before descending into a becalmed, meditative state.
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