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Life Is Sweet (1991)

Life Is Sweet (1991)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1991, March 22
Directors: Mike Leigh
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Film Four International, British Screen, British Screen, Thin Man Films, Thin Man Films
Cast: David Thewlis, Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Moya Brady, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Claire Skinner, Alison Steadman, Paul Trussell, Harriet Thorpe, David Neilson, Jack Thorpe-Baker

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.

Keywords:

food twins working class class differences rebellious daughter eating disorder eccentric caravan bulimia