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Mike Leigh And ‘Hard Truths’ Stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Michele Austin Discuss Importance Of Conveying Black Characters Without Tropes – Contenders London
Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin, spoke about the importance of exploring black characters without using tropes
“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. Leigh and his Hard Truths stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin, spoke at length about the importance of exploring black characters without using tropes and stereotypes. The film, which marks Leigh’s first contemporary project since 2010’s Another Year, follows Pansy (Jean-Baptiste) an increasingly unmoored London housewife who takes out the frustrations of her loveless marriage on everyone she meets, until she finally snaps.
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