Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington, Michelle Austin, Lee Ross, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook, Emma Amos, Brian Bovell, Trevor Laird, Clare Perkins, Elias Perkins McCook
1996
UK, France
Completed
English
142 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asSecrets & Lies，is aUK, FranceProducerwomen sex，At1996Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating8.0(For reference only)。
Maurice Purley (Timothy Spall) is an outstanding photographer. His wife Monica encourages him to host a party for his cleaning lady niece Roxanne in celebration of her 21st birthday, as Roxanne's mother Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn) is short on money. Thus, brother Maurice is willing to lend a hand to his sister. During the preparations for the birthday party, Cynthia receives a mysterious phone call from a Black woman named Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste). Through their conversation, she learns that Hortense is an optician living in London and that her mother has just passed away. After meeting, Hortense reveals her background to Cynthia, which directly impacts Roxanne's birthday party... The film won the Palme d'Or at the 49th Cannes Film Festival, with Brenda Blethyn winning the Best Actress award.