Life Is Sweet (1990)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.027 |
Directed By
Mike Leigh
Crew
Dick Pope
Martin Duncan
Anthony Black
Sue Baker
Peter Maxwell
Sue Whatmough
Peter Brayham
James Bloom
Jay Williams
David Balfour
Phil Allchin
Lucy Bristow
Debbie Wilson
Debbie Scott
Dave Owen
Sophie Becher
Penny Woolley
Ken Marples
Sandy Garfield
Chris Allies
David Gilchrist
Peter Tullo
Lenny O'Brien
Dick Lewzey
Lorraine Goodman
Jackie Vance
Gus Maclean
Nicholas Shaw
Fiona Walsh
Hedda Moore
Bob Starrett
John Gardey
Eve Stewart
Heather Storr
Deborah Harding
Gary Turnbull
Stephen Evans
Julian Rodd
John Parsons
Jaya Bishop
Simon Moseley
Bill Howe
Andrew Morris
Joan Atkinson
Simon Mein
Carolyne Walsh
Trisha Edwards
Christine Blundell
Piero Jamieson
Pat Harkins
Lynne Cruddas
David Snell
William Tyler
Juanita Parker
Kevin Hoar
Julian Wastall
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Steve Wheeler
Malcolm Hirst
Jon Gregory
Lindy Hemming
Dick Pope
Alison Chitty
Simon Channing Williams
Rachel Portman
TOP CAST
Alison Steadman
Wendy
Jim Broadbent
Andy
Timothy Spall
Aubrey
Claire Skinner
Natalie
Jane Horrocks
Nicola
David Thewlis
Nicola's Lover
Moya Brady
Paula
Stephen Rea
Patsy
David Neilson
Steve
Harriet Thorpe
Customer
Paul Trussell
Chef
Jack Thorpe-Baker
Nigel
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