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Life Is Sweet
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Synopsis
Mike Leigh's situation comedy about a lower middle-class family in the London suburbs is a slice-of-life chronicle that subtly reveals the pain and rage underneath the surface of day-to-day conventions. The youngish parents, Wendy (Alison Steadman) and Andy (Jim Broadbent) live with their 20-something twin daughters, Nicola (Jane Horrocks) and Natalie (Claire Skinner). Natalie, a plumber's assistant, is clean-cut and forever looks on the bright side of life. Nicola, who is unemployed, has nothing but contempt for conventionality. As the daughters deal with the obsessively sunny Wendy and the lackadaisical Andy, and confront a succession of ne'er-do-well friends and neighbors, a darker picture is painted of this normal family -- particularly Nicola, who is convinced she is fat and ugly (despite her emaciated appearance), with Natalie being a constant rebuke to her. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jack Thorpe Baker Nigel
Moya Brady Paula
Jim Broadbent Andy
Jane Horrocks Nicola
David Neilson Steve
Stephen Rea Patsy
Claire Skinner Natalie
Timothy Spall Aubrey
Alison Steadman Wendy
David Thewlis Nicola's Lover

Production Crew

Sophie Becher Art Director
Dick Pope Cinematographer
Rachel Portman Composer (Music Score)
Lindy Hemming Costume Designer
Mike Leigh Director
Jon Gregory Editor
Carolyn Walsh Makeup
Simon Channing-Williams Producer
Alison Chitty Production Designer
Mike Leigh Screenwriter
Year: 1990
Runtime: 105
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: R
for language and a scene of sensuality
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Produced by
October Films
Republic Pictures Home Video
Thin Man Films

Awards
1990 - Best Film - National Society of Film Critics
1991 - Best Foreign Film - Independent Spirit Award