Life Is Sweet
1990 | 103m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mike Leigh |
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| Writer: | Mike Leigh |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 15, 1990 |
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| Director: | Mike Leigh |
| Writer: | Mike Leigh |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | bulimia, caravan, eccentric, food, working class, class differences, twins, rebellious daughter, eating disorder |
| Production Companies | British Screen, Film Four International, Thin Man Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,500,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mike Leigh | Writer, Director |
| Dick Pope | Director of Photography, Camera Operator |
| Jon Gregory | Editor |
| Malcolm Hirst | Sound Recordist |
| Gary Turnbull | Focus Puller |
| Andrew Morris | Boom Operator |
| Christine Blundell | Makeup & Hair |
| Trisha Edwards | Construction Buyer |
| Debbie Scott | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sue Baker | Sound Editor |
| Stephen Evans | First Assistant Editor |
| Penny Woolley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jaya Bishop | Production Trainee |
| Chris Allies | Title Designer |
| Heather Storr | Script Supervisor |
| Simon Moseley | Second Assistant Director |
| Hedda Moore | Assistant Director |
| Sue Whatmough | Casting Director |
| Lynne Cruddas | Producer's Assistant |
| Nicholas Shaw | Production Runner |
| Martin Duncan | Best Boy Electrician |
| Dave Owen | Electrician |
| Ken Marples | Construction Manager |
| Piero Jamieson | Dressing Prop |
| Bob Starrett | Standby Painter |
| Bill Howe | Standby Rigger |
| Juanita Parker | Assistant Accountant |
| Joan Atkinson | Additional Script Supervisor |
| John Gardey | Additional Still Photographer |
| Sandy Garfield | Technical Advisor |
| Julian Wastall | Music |
| Lucy Bristow | Clapper Loader |
| Carolyne Walsh | Makeup & Hair |
| Sophie Becher | Art Direction |
| Anthony Black | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Peter Maxwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jackie Vance | Assistant Editor |
| Julian Rodd | Foley Editor |
| Fiona Walsh | Production Trainee |
| Lorraine Goodman | Production Supervisor |
| Gus Maclean | First Assistant Director |
| David Gilchrist | Third Assistant Director |
| Peter Tullo | Location Manager |
| Deborah Harding | Production Coordinator |
| James Bloom | Production Runner |
| John Parsons | Gaffer |
| Lenny O'Brien | Generator Operator |
| Jay Williams | Grip |
| David Balfour | Property Master |
| Pat Harkins | Standby Property Master |
| Kevin Hoar | Standby Carpenter |
| William Tyler | Production Accountant |
| Phil Allchin | Driver |
| Simon Mein | Still Photographer |
| Dick Lewzey | Sound Engineer |
| Steve Wheeler | Standby Property Master |
| Lindy Hemming | Costume Design |
| Alison Chitty | Production Design |
| Debbie Wilson | Art Department Assistant |
| Peter Brayham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Eve Stewart | Graphic Designer |
| Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| David Snell | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
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| Simon Channing Williams | Producer |
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