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Life Is Sweet

70
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R 1991 · 1h 43m
Drama, Comedy
Starring Alison Steadman · Jim Broadbent · Timothy Spall
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Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.

Theatrical
Oct 24, 1991
Box Office
$1.5M
Director
Mike Leigh
Producers
Lynne Cruddas, Simon Channing Williams
Music
Rachel Portman
Studio
Thin Man Films, Film Four International, British Screen Productions
Keywords
bulimia caravan eccentric food working class class differences twins rebellious daughter eating disorder
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A
Alison Steadman
Wendy
J
Jim Broadbent
Andy
T
Timothy Spall
Aubrey
C
Claire Skinner
Natalie
J
Jane Horrocks
Nicola
D
David Thewlis
Nicola's Lover
M
Moya Brady
Paula
S
Stephen Rea
Patsy
D
David Neilson
Steve
H
Harriet Thorpe
Customer
P
Paul Trussell
Chef

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