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Secrets And Lies [1996]


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Outstanding - but make sure you are ready for a tear or two at the end
Review date: 2008-11-23 Rating: 10 out of 10

Stylish, incredibly well-written, intelligent but most of all, moving, realistic and thought-provoking. Don't miss it, it took me over a decade to watch this film, wasted years!



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An outstanding film.
Review date: 2007-12-18 Rating: 10 out of 10

Quite simply one of the best films ever made, and one that will stand repeated viewings.

Shook me up
Review date: 2007-12-11 Rating: 10 out of 10

I saw this a decade ago and it shook me up then. Now, even more. I did find the birth mother's performance at once over the top and perfect and I'm torn between trying to decide if this is a perfect film or just some really great movie that got made by accident. Either way, you should see it. A marvelous commentary on race and society. Right-on hit the mark as far as accents and attitudes. Hortense is a treasure and the centerpiece of this film.

Minor classic
Review date: 2007-11-16 Rating: 10 out of 10

Simply put, Secrets & Lies is about how secrets and lies are bad and how much better things can be if you just open up. As upbeat and sunny as that sounds, this is a Mike Leigh film so that means along the way we have to endure a lot of working class British people looking glum, staring vacantly, and generally treating each other rather awfully. You keep wanting to yell at these people to turn on a TV or play some music or just do something to lighten up! And when they finally manage to have a party, you can be sure that it will be a disaster of biblical proportions. Despite all this and the fact that in the end the message is rather simplistic, the movie is a gem. It is crammed so full of wonderful moments and touches (the way a photographer gets his subjects to smile, a woman describing her appetite by saying "I'm ravishing," a self-conscious woman who keeps putting down toilet seats) that you can't keep up with them all. This film may not be everyone's cup of tea, and it certainly is of no use to the UK tourist board, but if you have a little patience it yields more than its share of rewards.

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Actor(s):
Brenda Blethyn
Claire Rushbrook
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Phyllis Logan
Timothy Spall

Creators:
Timothy Spall (Primary Contributor)
Brenda Blethyn (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: 4dvd
Manufacturer: 4dvd
EAN: 6867449000893
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-09-17
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 136 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1996
Language: English (Original Language)

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