Hortense sets out to track down her biological mother, she discovers factory worker Cynthia, and also learns that she has a half sister, Roxanne.
One of the best films ever made for my money, it really is Mike Leigh's masterpiece. There isn't a single wasted scene in this film, every single moment has relevance, every single moment matters.
How can a film be so funny and so heart breaking in equal measures, it's a tremendous character study, it captures all essence of human nature. Several moments will never leave me, that moment where Maurice deals with Emma Amos's scar victim, and that incredible family blow up, incredible.
I get asked who my favourite actress is, and when I say Brenda Blethyn, people assume it's for Vera, and whilst I love Vera, it's because of Cynthia, don't get me wrong, the cast are phenomenal, but Blethyn is exquisite.
No wonder this film won so many awards, in reality it deserved many more. It's a film that has stood the test of time, and one that gets better with every viewing.
An exquisite, human film, with lots of stories to tell.
10/10.
One of the best films ever made for my money, it really is Mike Leigh's masterpiece. There isn't a single wasted scene in this film, every single moment has relevance, every single moment matters.
How can a film be so funny and so heart breaking in equal measures, it's a tremendous character study, it captures all essence of human nature. Several moments will never leave me, that moment where Maurice deals with Emma Amos's scar victim, and that incredible family blow up, incredible.
I get asked who my favourite actress is, and when I say Brenda Blethyn, people assume it's for Vera, and whilst I love Vera, it's because of Cynthia, don't get me wrong, the cast are phenomenal, but Blethyn is exquisite.
No wonder this film won so many awards, in reality it deserved many more. It's a film that has stood the test of time, and one that gets better with every viewing.
An exquisite, human film, with lots of stories to tell.
10/10.