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Aug 1, 1993 · A Sense of History: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Jim Broadbent, Stephen Bill, Belinda Bradley, Edward Bradley. The 23rd Earl of Leete shares brief moments of his life, the truth behind his family estate and his particular glorious moment when he murdered his wife and his brother.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Mike Leigh
- 1993-08-01
Mar 5, 2022 · Written by Jim Broadbent. Starring Jim Broadbent. Cinematography by Dick Pope. Original Music by Carl Davis. Edited by Jon Gregory. Production Design by Alison Chitty. In this twenty-six-minute short film from 1992, written by Jim Broadbent and directed by Mike Leigh, Broadbent plays the twenty-third Earl of Leete, who takes...
- 26 min
Synopsis. Jim Broadbent wrote and starred in this short film directed by none other than Mike Leigh. As a member of the landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete has a duty to maintain and expand his lands. Shot in the style and manner of a BBC documentary, Broadbent tells his family history to the crew, who slowly come to realise - as do we - that ...
- (1.5K)
- Thin Man Films, Channel 4 Television
- Mike Leigh
Starring Jim Broadbent. Directed by Mike Leigh.
A Sense of History. In this twenty-six-minute short film from 1992, written by Jim Broadbent and directed by Mike Leigh, Broadbent plays the twenty-third Earl of Leete, who takes a film crew on a tour of his estate. As he relates his family history, the crew begins to realize that all is not as it seems. It was during this production that Leigh ...
Plot Summery: Broadbent as The 23rd Earl of Leete, a very British and eccentric landowner, takes us on an intriguing tour of his estate and tells of the progress of over 900 years of family history. A Sense of History has the look and feel of a very real documentary; there is no canned laughter to give us the clue that it might be a spoof.
