Top billed cast

1. 

   Alison Steadman

   Betty

2. 

   Sylvestra Le Touzel

   Joy

3. 

   David Thewlis

   Clive

4. 

   Wendy Nottingham

   Charlene

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2022-07-31

This is a fairly light and airy film, and attracted me only because it was directed by Mike Leigh. It doesn’t have any of his signature emotional drama or climactic scenes, but rather it tells the simple story of an unlikely suitor slowly winning over his love interest. I say slowly because everything is relative, the film being merely 17 minutes long to begin with.

I suspect Leigh also didn’t employ his frequent technique of allowing the actors to ad lib, but he does use good actors, such as a very young Alison Steadman, whom I have enjoyed in many later roles. Ms. Le Touzel, who is le...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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