Life Is Sweet

Mar 22, 1991

1h 43m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

British Screen

Thin Man Films

Film4 Productions

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Cast

Wendy

Alison Steadman

Andy

Jim Broadbent

Aubrey

Timothy Spall

Natalie

Claire Skinner

Nicola

Jane Horrocks

Nicola's Lover

David Thewlis

Paula

Moya Brady

Patsy

Stephen Rea

Steve

David Neilson

Customer

Harriet Thorpe

Chef

Paul Trussell

Nigel

Jack Thorpe-Baker

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