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[TIFF] Mike Leigh's Hard Truths & Andrea Arnold's Bird
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Hello Reader, In the latest TIFF 2024 podcast episode, I talk about two British films from major auteurs that are early festival highlights: Andrea Arnold's Bird and Mike Leigh's Hard Truths. Both films have US/UK/Canadian distributors and will be out in the coming months so I've tried to keep these episodes spoiler-free, but intriguing! I wrote the book on Mike Leigh's last film, Peterloo, which I saw at TIFF in 2018, so Hard Truths was one of my most anticipated films...and it delivers! And I couldn't wait to see what Andrea Arnold would do with actors Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowoski in the same film (excellent things). On the episode, I discuss:
Keep in mind, I had less than 30 hours between when I saw Hard Truths and published the episode, and about 12 hours less for Bird, so I've missed some things! I've also tried to stay spoiler-free on both films, which means there are a lot of key plot details/themes/developments I've not mentioned at all. Listen to the episode on Hard Truths and Bird More soon! Alex
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