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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Mike Leigh (writer)
Release Date:
December 1991 (USA) more
Plot:
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Mood Swings By James Ponsoldt
(From Filmmaker Magazine_Web Exclusives. 13 March 2009, 9:43 AM, PDT)
Worth Watching - Aug 8: Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky Trailer
(From FirstShowing.net. 8 August 2008, 5:00 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Beautiful more (22 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Alison Steadman | ... | Wendy |
 | Jim Broadbent | ... | Andy |
| Claire Skinner | ... | Natalie |
 | Jane Horrocks | ... | Nicola |
 | Stephen Rea | ... | Patsy |
 | Timothy Spall | ... | Aubrey, Regret Rien Owner |
 | David Thewlis | ... | Nicola's Lover |
| Moya Brady | ... | Paula, Aubrey's Cook |
| David Neilson | ... | Steve the Plumber |
| Harriet Thorpe | ... | Bunnikins' Customer |
| Paul Trussel | ... | Chef where Andy Works |
| Jack Thorpe-Baker | ... | Nigel |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for language and a scene of sensuality.
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Runtime:
103 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:16
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The menu of the Aubrey's Regret Rien restaurant includes: Black pudding and Camembert soup, Boiled Bacon Comsommé, Saveloy on a bed of Lychees, Liver in Lager, Pork Cyst, Clams in a Ham and Prune Quiche, King Prawns in Jam Sauce, Duck in Chocolate Sauce, Tongues in a Rhubarb hollandaise, Tripe Soufflé. more
Quotes:
[Natalie and Nicola ponder having children]
Natalie:
Well, I wouldn't fancy bringing one up on me own.
Nicola:
It's better to be on your own than be with a bastard.
Natalie:
Well, presumably you wouldn't *choose* a bastard in the first place if you had any sense!
Nicola:
All men are bastards!
Natalie:
*What*?
Nicola:
They're all potential rapists!
Natalie:
That's a bit sweeping!
Nicola:
All men have got the ability to rape.
Natalie:
Well they don't all do it, do they!
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References Magical Mystery Tour (1967) (TV) more
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I'm starting to think that Mike Leigh could make a story about
boring people (like me) posting reviews online and make it and
them interesting. I don't think I'm being overly sentimental when I
say that, sometimes we need films that show us that, on the
whole, people are good and trying to do the best they can in a
difficult world. I don't see many directors who are willing to show
us flawed characters who fight through difficulties with heart and
humor and work things out without the aid of some ridiculous
device. Leigh is brave enough, creative enough and has enough
respect for his audience to show us, in Life is Sweet, that
sometimes caring and patience with those we love is our only
chance and what we are generally stuck with anyway.