Breaking Baz: Marianne Jean-Baptiste And Mike Leigh Reunite 28 Years After ‘Secrets & Lies’ With ‘Hard Truths’: Her Character Pansy’s Petals Reveal A Complex Personality—Toronto Film Festival

Marianne Jean-Baptiste says that she’s playing “the ultimate Karen” in Mike Leigh’s new film Hard Truths. The character’s name is, actually, Pansy. The horticulturalists at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, just outside of London, describe the Pansy flower as a symbol for “humanism.” That’s not a description Jean-Baptiste would recognize in the Pansy she plays […]