Life Is Sweet

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Life Is Sweet

film by Leigh [1990]

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Mike Leigh
…themes in the poignant comedy Life Is Sweet (1990), about the ordeals of a suburban London family. It was followed by Naked (1993), a stark portrait of a disaffected loner that earned Leigh the best director prize at the Cannes film festival.
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…themes in the poignant comedy Life Is Sweet (1990), about the ordeals of a suburban London family. It was followed by Naked (1993), a stark portrait of a disaffected loner that earned Leigh the best director prize at the Cannes film festival.
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Jim Broadbent
In Leigh’s offbeat comedy Life Is Sweet (1990), he starred as the working-class father of twin daughters, and he played W.S. Gilbert in Topsy-Turvy (1999), a film depicting the nuanced relationship of playwright Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan.
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In Leigh’s offbeat comedy Life Is Sweet (1990), he starred as the working-class father of twin daughters, and he played W.S. Gilbert in Topsy-Turvy (1999), a film depicting the nuanced relationship of playwright Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan.
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