Life is Sweet
Another slice of working-class life focusing on an endearing couple and their iconoclastic twin daughters - one of whom is waist-deep in self-loathing. Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent and Claire Skinner star.
Year: 1990
Genre: Art House Cinema, Nick's Favourites, Black Humour, Dysfunctional Families
Country: UK
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner
Duration: 98 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains coarse language.
7.5/10
Location in store: Art House Cinema
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