Life Is Sweet (1990)
1h 43m
Running Time
November 15, 1990Release Date
Life Is Sweet (1990)
1h 43m
Running Time
November 15, 1990Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.






Currently Life Is Sweet is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
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Cast & Crew.

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

Dick Pope
Camera Operator / Director of Photography

Martin Duncan
Best Boy Electrician

Anthony Black
Wardrobe Supervisor

Sue Baker
Sound Editor

Peter Maxwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sue Whatmough
Casting Director

Peter Brayham
Stunt Coordinator

James Bloom
Production Runner

Jay Williams
Grip

David Balfour
Property Master

Phil Allchin
Driver

Lucy Bristow
Clapper Loader

Debbie Wilson
Art Department Assistant

Debbie Scott
Assistant Costume Designer

Dave Owen
Electrician

Sophie Becher
Art Direction

Penny Woolley
Assistant Sound Editor

Ken Marples
Construction Manager

Sandy Garfield
Technical Advisor

Chris Allies
Title Designer

David Gilchrist
Third Assistant Director

Peter Tullo
Location Manager

Lenny O'Brien
Generator Operator

Dick Lewzey
Sound Engineer

Lorraine Goodman
Production Supervisor

Jackie Vance
Assistant Editor

Gus Maclean
First Assistant Director

Nicholas Shaw
Production Runner

Fiona Walsh
Production Trainee

Hedda Moore
Assistant Director

Bob Starrett
Standby Painter

John Gardey
Additional Still Photographer

Eve Stewart
Graphic Designer

Heather Storr
Script Supervisor

Deborah Harding
Production Coordinator

Gary Turnbull
Focus Puller

Stephen Evans
First Assistant Editor

Julian Rodd
Foley Editor

John Parsons
Gaffer

Jaya Bishop
Production Trainee

Simon Moseley
Second Assistant Director

Bill Howe
Standby Rigger

Andrew Morris
Boom Operator

Joan Atkinson
Additional Script Supervisor

Simon Mein
Still Photographer

Carolyne Walsh
Makeup & Hair

Trisha Edwards
Construction Buyer

Christine Blundell
Makeup & Hair

Piero Jamieson
Dressing Prop

Pat Harkins
Standby Property Master

Lynne Cruddas
Producer's Assistant

William Tyler
Production Accountant

Juanita Parker
Assistant Accountant

Kevin Hoar
Standby Carpenter

Julian Wastall
Music

Mike Leigh
Writer / Director

Steve Wheeler
Standby Property Master

Malcolm Hirst
Sound Recordist

Jon Gregory
Editor

Lindy Hemming
Costume Design
Media.










Details.
Release DateNovember 15, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingR
Box Office$1,500,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
bulimia
eccentric
food
working class
class differences
twins
rebellious daughter
eating disorder
caravan
living with parents
Wiki.
Life Is Sweet is a 1990 British comedy-drama film directed by Mike Leigh, starring Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks and Timothy Spall. Leigh's third cinematic film, it was his most commercially successful title at the time of release. A tragi-comic story, it follows the fortunes of a working-class North London family over a few weeks one summer.
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