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Secrets & Lies

1996 UK film by Mike Leigh
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Secrets & Lies

Summary

Secrets & Lies is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Secrets & Lies received the Palme d'Or[3].
  • Secrets & Lies received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Secrets & Lies's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Secrets & Lies was directed by Mike Leigh[6].
  • Mike Leigh wrote the screenplay for Secrets & Lies[7].
  • Secrets & Lies's composer is recorded as Andrew Dickson[8].
  • Secrets & Lies's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Timothy Spall[10].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Brenda Blethyn[11].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Phyllis Logan[12].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Marianne Jean-Baptiste[13].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Claire Rushbrook[14].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Lesley Manville[15].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Elizabeth Berrington[16].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Ron Cook[17].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Peter Wight[18].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Phil Davis[19].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Ruth Sheen[20].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Nitin Ganatra[21].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Alison Steadman[22].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Gary McDonald[23].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Terence Harvey[24].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Liz Smith[25].
  • A cast member of Secrets & Lies was Hannah Davis[26].
  • Secrets & Lies was produced by Simon Channing-Williams[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Secrets & Lies was produced by Simon Channing-Williams[27]. It was directed by Mike Leigh[6]. Mike Leigh wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Timothy Spall[10], Brenda Blethyn[11], Phyllis Logan[12], Marianne Jean-Baptiste[13], Claire Rushbrook[14], and Lesley Manville[15].

Publication

Publication dates include September 12, 1996[28], January 1, 1996[29], and May 24, 1996[30]. The original language of Secrets & Lies was English[31]. Its genre is drama film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include dysfunctional family[33], descent[34], identity[35], secrecy[36], family conflict[37], and family[38].

Reception

Awards received include Palme d'Or[3], a Cannes Film Festival Awards[39], in France[40], founded in 1955[41], headquartered in Cannes[42] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1929[45]. Reviews include 8.6/10[46], 92/100[47], 96%[48], and 8.0/10[49].

Why It Matters

Secrets & Lies has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [46] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [49] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [36] ↑ . Secrets & Lies. wikidata.org.
  39. [37] ↑ . Secrets & Lies. wikidata.org.
  40. [38] ↑ . Secrets & Lies. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 9w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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