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A Sense of History

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Jim Broadbent wrote and starred in this short film directed by none other than Mike Leigh. As a member of the landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete has a duty to maintain and expand his lands. Shot in the style and manner of a BBC documentary, Broadbent tells his family history to the crew, who slowly come to realise - as do we - that things are not what they seem.

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Released
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Language
English

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Director

Mike Leigh

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical26 Sept 1992
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalToronto Film Festival12 Sept 1992

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A Sense of History was released on 12 September 1992.

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    CinemaSerf

    2/17/2024

    7/10

    There's something distinctly Churchillian about Jim Broadbent's rather engaging performance as the 23rd Earl of Leete. His rather grand exposé of their country estate (in front of an instantly recognisable Highcere) begins with the traditional "held in trust" kind of monologue, then the peer gradually drifts into a bit of familial character assassination that depicts his mother as a cough-medicine addict, his father …

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