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Mike Leigh (writer)
Release Date:
24 February 1989 (USA)
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Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful...
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‘The Broadroom’ High on Kibitzing, Little Plot
(From Tubefilter News. 21 October 2009, 1:40 PM, PDT)
Brooke White Talks About Her Post-'American Idol' Career
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(From Tubefilter News. 21 October 2009, 1:40 PM, PDT)
Brooke White Talks About Her Post-'American Idol' Career
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Really lovely movie
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Philip Davis | ... | Cyril Bender | |
| Ruth Sheen | ... | Shirley | |
| Edna Doré | ... | Mrs. Bender | |
| Philip Jackson | ... | Martin Burke | |
| Heather Tobias | ... | Valerie Burke | |
| Lesley Manville | ... | Laetitia Boothe-Brain | |
| David Bamber | ... | Rupert Boothe-Braine | |
| Jason Watkins | ... | Wayne | |
| Judith Scott | ... | Suzi | |
| Cheryl Prime | ... | Martin's Girl Friend | |
| Diane-Louise Jordan | ... | Chemist Shop Assistant | |
| Linda Beckett | ... | Receptionist |
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112 min | USA:110 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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Of course the marketing people hype every movie like it's a cross between "Titanic" and "Wedding Crashers" but there is such a thing as a small lovely film and "High Hopes" is it. It's a comedy but nobody passes gas or accidentally drinks urine, so it's a cut above any comedy produced in the U.S. during the last thirty years. It's just about people, working class people in London trying to get by. But its got a good heart and the smiles it provides will stick with you longer than the brain-dead belly laughs strained over in Hollywood comedies. It just feels like real life. The actors don't seem to be acting. And you end up pretty hopeful regarding the human condition.