The Short & Curlies (TV 1988) - IMDb

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TV Short - 18 min - Short

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A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor... See full summary »

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Alison Steadman, Sylvestra Le Touzel and David Thewlis

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Cast

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	Alison Steadman	...	Betty
	Sylvestra Le Touzel	...	Joy
	David Thewlis	...	Clive
	Wendy Nottingham	...	Charlene

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A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor. The story is told as a series of very short vignettes between her and the man and her and her doting mother, a hairdresser. Written by Sean V. Taylor <st52@cornell.edu>

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Hairdresser | Joke | Haircut | Pharmacy | England

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UK

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Also Known As:

Krótkie i krecone See more »

Company Credits

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Channel 4 Television Corporation, Portman Productions See more »

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18 min

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This short film is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for Naked. See more »

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Edited into Cinema16: British Short Films (2003) See more »

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