Life Is Sweet (1991)

Name: Life Is Sweet
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1991
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7

★ 7· 103 min· Comedy, Drama

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.

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Cast

Alison Steadman

Wendy

Jim Broadbent

Andy

Timothy Spall

Aubrey

Claire Skinner

Natalie

Jane Horrocks

Nicola

David Thewlis

Nicola's Lover

Moya Brady

Paula

Stephen Rea

Patsy

David Neilson

Steve

Harriet Thorpe

Customer

Alison Steadman — Wendy

Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actor. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh (her husband 1973-2001) film Life is Sweet, and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actor

Jim Broadbent — Andy

Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English actor. He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role as John Bayley in the feature film Iris (2001), as well as winning a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe for his leading role as Lord Longford in the television film Longford (2006). Broadbent received four BAFTA Film Award nominations and won for his performance in Moulin

Timothy Spall — Aubrey

Timothy Leonard Spall (born February 27, 1957) is an English actor and presenter. He became a household name in the UK after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.