Timothy Spall
Maurice Purley
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Plot. Hortense Cumberbatch, a black optometrist in London, embarks on a journey to trace her family history following the death of her adoptive mother. Despite warnings about potential challenges, she discovers her birth mother is Cynthia Purley, a white woman working in a cardboard box factory in East London.
- Mike Leigh
- Mike Leigh
Feb 28, 1997 · Secrets & Lies: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook. Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
- (46K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Mike Leigh
- 1997-02-28
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a successful black eye doctor, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to a lower-class white woman...
- (649)
- Mike Leigh
- R
- Timothy Spall
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Jan 28, 2009 · Hortense ( Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is a black woman, now in her late 20s, an optometrist. After the death of her mother, she decides to seek her birth mother, and the long-held secret of Cynthia's first child is threatened.
Synopsis. Hortense Cumberbatch, a black optometrist in London who was adopted as a child, has chosen to trace her family history after the death of her adoptive mother.
Secrets & Lies. An expert observer of unembellished humanity, writer-director Mike Leigh reached new levels of expressive power and intricacy with this exploration of the deceptions, small and large, that shape our relationships.
Oct 25, 1996 · Reviews. Secrets & Lies. Roger Ebert October 25, 1996. Tweet. Now streaming on: Subs. Powered by JustWatch. Moment after moment, scene after scene, “Secrets & Lies” unfolds with the fascination of eavesdropping.
