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Category: Leigh, Mike
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In the ’90s, She Was a Surprise Oscar Nominee. It May Happen Again.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s lead role in “Hard Truths,” directed by Mike Leigh, is her most substantial onscreen role since “Secrets and Lies” earned them Academy Award nominations in 1997.
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‘Hard Truths’ Review: Mike Leigh’s Brutal Comedy
The British director casts the superb Marianne Jean-Baptiste in the role of an excruciatingly lonely character whose pain reveals hidden depths.