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Life Is Sweet
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7.0Just 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.
Released: 1991-03-22103 minDir: Mike LeighComedy, DramaBox office: $1.5M
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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
Themes
- bulimia
- caravan
- eccentric
- food
- working class
- class differences
- twins
- rebellious daughter
- eating disorder
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
11,523 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
88/100
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 8 wins & 3 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Screenwriter
- Mike Leigh
- Cast member
- David Thewlis
- Composer
- Rachel Portman
- Producer
- Simon Channing-Williams
- Cinematographer
- Dick Pope
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 172274
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-03-22
- film editor
- Jon Gregory
- title
- Life Is Sweet
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 94%
- capital cost
- 1000000
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