The actress takes a star turn as a deliciously unlikable woman in Mike Leigh's new film Hard Truths.
Early in the new Mike Leigh film Hard Truths, actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste delivers a ferocious monologue about the uselessness of the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals. “It’s ridiculous,” her character Pansy repeats, over and over, her voice becoming tighter as she barely gulps for air. What starts as an everyday complaint about the annoyance of people fundraising for charity on the street becomes a soaring aria of bad-tempered nonsense.
Hard Truths explores how most of us actually experience rage–a hot flash directed at those who are closest to us, a deeply personal emotion. The film understands that as much as rage can be righteous and motivating, it can also profoundly disturb the balance of a familial ecosystem in ways that feel impossible to recover. Throughout the movie, a fox keeps appearing in Pansy’s backyard. The sight of the animal enrages her, but her rage is useless.
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