Life is sweet

DVD 2013

An amusing portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London, an irrepressible mum and dad and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a sneering lay about. A vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams (such as the father's desire to open a food truck) carry enormous weight. Perched on the line between humor and melancholy.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Families England Drama

Suburbs England Drama

Twins England Drama

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Comedy films Feature films

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 659. DVD Criterion collection ; 659

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ISBN:

9781604657210

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1990
Special features: New audio commentary featuring director Mike Leigh; audio recording of a 1991 interview with Leigh at the National Film Theatre in London; five short films written and directed by Leigh for the proposed television series Five-Minute Films, with a new audio introduction by Leigh
Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 surround
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

938065

UPC:

715515105514

Other Authors:

Broadbent, Jim
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Film Four International
Horrocks, Jane, 1964-
Leigh, Mike, 1943-
Skinner, Claire
Spall, Timothy, 1957-
Steadman, Alison, 1946-

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