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Secrets Lies (DVD, 2005, Widescreen)
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Mike Leigh's superlative drama, at once hysterically funny and profoundly sad, examines a wounded contemporary British family. Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a young black optometrist, has just buried her beloved adoptive mother. In her sorrow, she embarks on a search for her birth mother, who turns out to be Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn), a white factory worker living a lonely life with her surly daughter Roxanne (Claire Rushbrook). No one in the family, except Cynthia's brother Maurice (Timothy Spall) and his wife Monica (Phyllis Logan), knows that the teenage Cynthia gave up a child for adoption without ever seeing the baby. Hortense contacts Cynthia, and after a heart-wrenching reconciliation, they become best friends. Maurice and Monica, childless but financially secure, are very fond of Roxanne and host a family barbeque to celebrate her twenty-first birthday. Cynthia convinces Hortense to attend the party and meet the family--as a mate from the factory--but during the cake and champagne celebration, the family's secrets and lies emerge in a cathartic, emotional sweep. Leigh's trademark for developing his films' characters and storylines from an intense series of improvisations with the actors themselves reaches its summit with Hortense and Cynthia's reunion in a coffee shop, resulting in another deeply moving portrait of a family at a personal crossroads.Product Identifiers
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Product Key Features
ActorBrenda Blethyn
EditionWidescreen
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleSecrets & Lies
DirectorMike Leigh
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
GenreDrama
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Display FormatWidescreen
Leading RoleBrenda Blethyn
Film CountryUnited Kingdom
Release Date20050201
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- Feb 28, 2017
only the best
secrets & lies is one of my two favorite films of all time. this from a person who has led 16 courses on films at a large group of seniors, discussing over 100 different titles with attendees. if you want to be moved, really moved, by a story of "recovery" then watch it. do not be put off by the pace of the first hour as the writer/director makes you familiar with the characters and their relations to each other. the payoff is more than worth the time. what a crying shame that that the region 1 dvd is allowed to remain "out of print"!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 10, 2022
FIT THE MOVIE TO A TEE!
One of my all time favorites. Academy Award nominees for Best Actress, Brenda Blethyn. Don't think I've ever seen such good acting as she did as Cynthia Purley, a down and out factory worker. Secrets and Lies won awards one after another in the U.S. and the U.K. Wonderful story......Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 11, 2022
Good British movie
It is a fast moving movie. The characters are great but skittle hard to figure how they are connected. I good movie to sit with popcorn and a sodaVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 14, 2023
Worth watching!
I had this movie as a VCR...so was delighted to find it in a DVD. Awesome movie!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 09, 2020
Great movie. Hard to find.
I love this movie.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 29, 2023
What a find!
A genuinely engaging, and at times humorous, story. It is hard to find so I was delighted when it appeared on ebay.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 07, 2021
A very satisfying watching experience
Excellent film.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 01, 2023
Very engaging with life.
The DVD is about true life situation.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Aug 09, 2022
Love Brenda Blethyn!
One of the best movies I've ever seen. Well done.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Mar 26, 2021
Great movie!!
Very entertainingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
