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Life Is Sweet(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-11-15
70%
161 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
Revenue: $1,500,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Life Is Sweet
Top 10 Billed Cast
Alison Steadman
Wendy
Jim Broadbent
Andy
Timothy Spall
Aubrey
Claire Skinner
Natalie
Jane Horrocks
Nicola
David Thewlis
Nicola's Lover
Stephen Rea
Patsy
David Neilson
Steve
Harriet Thorpe
Customer
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Life Is Sweet - Mike Leigh Commentary
Three Reasons: Life Is Sweet
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Life Is Sweet - Mike Leigh Commentary - Featurette
Three Reasons: Life Is Sweet - Featurette
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