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Secrets & Lies

1996 UK film by Mike Leigh
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Summary

Secrets & Lies is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,262 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Palme d'Or[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Mike Leigh[5]
  • Screenwriter: Mike Leigh[6]
  • Composer: Andrew Dickson[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8]
  • Cast member: Timothy Spall[9], Brenda Blethyn[10], Phyllis Logan[11], Marianne Jean-Baptiste[12], Claire Rushbrook[13], Lesley Manville[14], Elizabeth Berrington[15], Ron Cook[16], Peter Wight[17], Phil Davis[18], Ruth Sheen[19], Nitin Ganatra[20], Alison Steadman[21], Gary McDonald[22]
  • Producer: Simon Channing-Williams[23]
  • Production company: Thin Man Films[24]
  • Director of photography: Dick Pope[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 8.6/10[28], 92/100[29], 96%[30], 8.0/10[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[33]
  • Publication date: September 12, 1996[34], January 1, 1996[35], May 24, 1996[36]
  • Distributed by: Film4 Productions[37]
  • Narrative location: London[38]
  • Filming location: London[39]
  • Main subject: dysfunctional family[40], descent[41], identity[42], secrecy[43], family conflict[44], family[45], adoption[46]
  • Film editor: Jon Gregory[47]
  • Described by source: AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List[48]
  • Participant in: 9th European Film Awards[49]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[50], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[51], Academy Award for Best Actress[52], Academy Award for Best Director[53], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[54], European Film Award for Best Film[55]
  • Title: Secrets & Lies[56]
  • MPA film rating: R[57]

Why It Matters

Secrets & Lies has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did Secrets & Lies receive?

Honors received include Palme d'Or[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Brenda Blethyn film Lesley Manville London Marianne Jean-Baptiste Mike Leigh Timothy Spall United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Secrets & Lies. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Secrets & Lies. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Secrets & Lies. wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Secrets & Lies. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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