Nearly 30 years after Secrets & Lies, British auteur Mike Leigh reunites with Marianne Jean-Baptiste for this compelling drama. The actress delivers an indelible tour de force performance as an angry woman who takes out her frustrations on her family.
A director reunites with a muse and the results are spectacular. Nearly 30 years ago British auteur Mike Leigh cast Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Secrets & Lies (MVFF19’s opening night film), a collaboration that netted five Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Jean-Baptiste. History may just strike twice with this riveting intimate drama. Jean-Baptiste is Pansy, an antagonizing (and always antagonized) woman who hits out at everyone in her orbit. She is simply angry and aggrieved. All the time. It is an exhausting situation for husband Curtley (David Webber), son Moses (Tuwaine Barrett), sister Chantal (Michele Austin), and anyone Pansy encounters but for the audience, it is gripping. Jean-Baptiste delivers a tour de force as this bitter, challenging ball of rage. Like Naked’s Johnny, Pansy is dark and damaged and always compelling, an indelible character.
Monday October 7, 2024 7:30pm - 9:07pm PDT
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