Life Is Sweet
1990, Film, 103 min, Comedy, Drama, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 70
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.
Directed by Mike Leigh
Cast
- Alison Steadman as Wendy
- Jim Broadbent as Andy
- Claire Skinner as Natalie
- Jane Horrocks as Nicola
- Stephen Rea as Patsy
- Timothy Spall as Aubrey
- David Thewlis as Nicola's Lover
- Moya Brady as Paula
- David Neilson as Steve
- Harriet Thorpe as Customer
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