Description |
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 659 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 659.
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System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 surround. |
Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. |
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Special features: New audio commentary featuring director Mike Leigh. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
Credits |
Produced by Simon Channing-Williams ; music by Rachel Portman ; written and directed by Mike Leigh. |
Cast |
Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks. |
Audience |
Rating: R; for language and a scene of sensuality. |
Summary |
An amusing portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London, an irrepressible mum and dad and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a sneering lay about. A vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams (such as the father's desire to open a food truck) carry enormous weight. Perched on the line between humor and melancholy. |
Subject |
Families -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Suburbs -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Twins -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Genre |
Feature films.
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Added Author |
Leigh, Mike, 1943-
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Steadman, Alison, 1946-
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Broadbent, Jim.
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Skinner, Claire.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781604657210 |
Standard No. |
715515105514 |
Music No. |
CC2259D DVD The Criterion Collection |
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