Overview:
A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...| Status: | Released (1987-12-01) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Mike Leigh |
| Productions: | Portman Productions, Channel 4 Television |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 47699: Alison Steadman - Betty
- 65448: Sylvestra Le Touzel - Joy
- 11207: David Thewlis - Clive
- 37052: Wendy Nottingham - Charlene
Crews
- 65452: Mike Leigh - Director - Directing
- 293: Roger Pratt - Director of Photography - Camera
- 65452: Mike Leigh - Writer - Writing
- 10714: Lindy Hemming - Costume Designer - Costume & Make-Up
- 1558546: Malcolm Hirst - Sound Recordist - Sound
- 3562: Rachel Portman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1412126: Heather Storr - Script Coordinator - Directing
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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This is a fairly light and airy film, and attracted me only because it was directed by Mike Leigh. It doesn’t have any of his signature emotional drama or climactic scenes, but rather it tells the simple story of an unlikely suitor slowly winning over his love interest. I say slowly ....
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