Deadline.com

Breaking Baz: Michele Austin On How Her 30-Year Friendship With Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Mike Leigh Injected Truth Into ‘Hard Truths’

It’s amazing watching Mike Leigh’s film Hard Truths, starring the extraordinary Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin, in an American theater. Another layer is added as audience members, mostly ...
Screen International

In conversation: ‘Hard Truths’ duo Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin on Mike Leigh’s unique process

Longtime Mike Leigh collaborators Michele Austin and Marianne Jean-Baptiste reunite in the director’s Hard Truths, playing two very different sisters living in north London. Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, ...
Deadline.com

Mike Leigh And ‘Hard Truths’ Stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Michele Austin Discuss Importance Of Conveying Black Characters Without Tropes — Contenders London

“For me, this was a continuation of what I’ve been doing for a while,” said British director Mike Leigh when talking about his latest feature, Hard Truths, at Deadline’s Contenders London on Saturday.
Variety

‘Hard Truths’ Co-Stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin Pull Back the Curtain on Mike Leigh’s Unique Directing Process

The title of Mike Leigh’s latest movie, “Hard Truths,” suggests a remarkable, career-spanning consistency, tracing back to the stage and screen director’s 1971 big-screen debut, “Bleak Moments.” For ...