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Secrets & Lies

1996 16+ 2 hours 22 min.

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After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to a working class white woman, Cynthia.

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globes

Golden Globes

1997

Best actress (drama)

Brenda Blethyn

cannes

Cannes Film Festival

1996

Ecumenical (christian) jury prize

Palm d'or

Silver award for best actress

Brenda Blethyn

bafta

British Film Academy

1997

Alexander korda award for outstanding british film of the year

Best original screenplay

Best actress

Brenda Blethyn

goya

Goya

1997

Best european film

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Countries:

UK France

Genres:

Drama Comedy

Properties:

complex realistic dramatic sentimental slow ambiguous cruel

Director:

Mike Leigh

Rating:

1000 Greatest Movies #499

Screenwriter:

Mike Leigh

Producer:

Simon Channing-Williams

Camerman:

Dick Pope

Music:

Andrew Dickson

Studios:

Film4 Productions Channel Four Films CiBy 2000 Thin Man Films

Premiere: 10 May 1996

Budget:$4 500 000

Competitions:

Oscar

1997

NOMINATIONS

Best screenplay

Best movie

Best supporting actress

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Best actress

Brenda Blethyn

Best director

Mike Leigh

Screen Actors Guild Awards

1997

NOMINATIONS

Best actress

Brenda Blethyn

Cesar

1997

NOMINATIONS

Best foreign language film

European Film Academy

1996

NOMINATIONS

Best movie

Golden Globes

1997

Best actress (drama)

Brenda Blethyn

NOMINATIONS

Best film (drama)

Best supporting actress

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Cannes Film Festival

1996

	Ecumenical (christian) jury prize
	Palm d'or
	Silver award for best actress Brenda Blethyn

British Film Academy

1997

	Alexander korda award for outstanding british film of the year
	Best original screenplay
	Best actress Brenda Blethyn

NOMINATIONS

Best movie

Best supporting actress

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

David lean award for achievement in directing

Mike Leigh

Goya

1997

Best european film

Tags:

family biological mother mother-daughter relationship mother dysfunctional family family secret London England shock brother and sister relationship long shot the main character is a woman death search for biological mother Kissing lie adoption secret England racing jealousy Briefs forgiveness funeral social worker bedroom Kiss optics Golden_globes Golden Globe Award 1997 Cannes Film Festival 1996 bafta award British Academy 1997 Goya Prize 1997 beer wine bra sympathy crying invitation neurotic shovel Anglo-African bouquet infertility cemetery paternity (maternity) bathroom fit of anger toilet paper scar on face family dispute wedding dress Smoking cigarettes underwear birthday greetings mention of marlon brando Mention of Sylvester Stallone birthday cake birthday party independent film heroes of two different races masturbation

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Cast:

Brenda Blethyn Timothy Spall Marianne Jean-Baptiste Phyllis Logan Claire Rushbrook Elizabeth Berrington Michele Austin Lee Ross Lesley Manville Ron Cook Alison Steadman Liz Smith Ruth Sheen Margery Withers Philip Davis Terence Harvey Nitin Ganatra Peter Stockbridge Emma Amos Hannah Davis Mia Soteriou Theresa Watson Trevor Laird Wendy Nottingham Gary McDonald Joe Tucker Peter Wight Lucy Sheen Claire Perkins Jonathan Coyne Angela Curran Brian Bovell Paul Trussell Anthony O'Donnell Su Elliot Stephen Churchett Richard Syms Grant Masters Frances Ruffelle Jean Ainslie Peter Waddington Linda Beckett Denise Orita Anna Pernicci David Neilson Keylee Jade Flanders Gordon Winter Annie Hayes Di Sherlock Jane Mitchell Janice Acquah Sheila Kelley Kate Doherty Amanda Crossley Rachel Lewis Daniel Smith Elias Perkins McCook Kate O'Malley Felix Manley Metin Marlow Alex Squires Lauren Squires Sade Squires Dominic Curran Bonzo Texas

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