Movie
Life Is Sweet
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1991-03-22
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Film Four International, British Screen, Thin Man Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Alison Steadman as Wendy
- Jim Broadbent as Andy
- Timothy Spall as Aubrey
- Claire Skinner as Natalie
- Jane Horrocks as Nicola
- David Thewlis as Nicola's Lover
- Moya Brady as Paula
- Stephen Rea as Patsy
- David Neilson as Steve
- Harriet Thorpe as Customer
- Paul Trussell as Chef
- Jack Thorpe-Baker as Nigel
Crew
- Mike Leigh - Director
- Mike Leigh - Writer
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