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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.745 |
Directed By
Mike Leigh
Crew
Trisha Edwards
Anthony Black
Peter Maxwell
Gary Turnbull
Sophie Becher
Chris Allies
Andrew Morris
Fiona Walsh
Carolyne Walsh
Sue Baker
Jackie Vance
Jaya Bishop
Penny Woolley
Dick Pope
Christine Blundell
Stephen Evans
Julian Rodd
Debbie Wilson
Debbie Scott
Lucy Bristow
Ken Marples
Pat Harkins
John Parsons
Dave Owen
Sandy Garfield
Martin Duncan
Lenny O'Brien
Bob Starrett
Bill Howe
Lorraine Goodman
Hedda Moore
Piero Jamieson
Juanita Parker
Peter Brayham
Simon Moseley
James Bloom
Phil Allchin
David Snell
Dick Lewzey
Deborah Harding
John Gardey
Eve Stewart
Gus Maclean
William Tyler
Sue Whatmough
David Balfour
Kevin Hoar
Heather Storr
Jay Williams
Simon Mein
Julian Wastall
David Gilchrist
Peter Tullo
Joan Atkinson
Lynne Cruddas
Nicholas Shaw
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Steve Wheeler
Malcolm Hirst
Lindy Hemming
Simon Channing Williams
Dick Pope
Jon Gregory
Alison Chitty
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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