Life Is Sweet
Screened in November 2010
Director: Mike Leigh. Cast: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Moya Brady, Harriet Thorpe. Screenplay: Mike Leigh.
Twitter Capsule: Tender and surer-footed than High Hopes, but takes fewer risks. Steadman, Broadbent lovely; Horrocks, Spall indulged.

Photo © 1990 British Screen Productions/Channel Four Films/
Thin Man Films, © 1991 October Films

Not yet reviewed in full. B

Awards:
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actress (Horrocks)
National Society of Film Critics: Best Picture; Best Actress (Steadman); Best Supporting Actress (Horrocks)
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