A Sense of History

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Drama Comedy

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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Director(s): Mike Leigh

Writer(s): Jim Broadbent

Producer(s): Simon Channing Williams

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Jim Broadbent

23rd Earl of Leete

Stephen Bill

Giddy

Belinda Bradley

The Earl's daughter

Edward Bradley

The Earl's son

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CinemaSerf

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 recogni...