Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

103 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 15, 1990

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.

Life Is Sweet

103 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 15, 1990

Life Is Sweet
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Film Four International, Thin Man Films
Original title Life Is Sweet
Directors Hedda Moore, Gus Maclean, Heather Storr, Simon Moseley, Mike Leigh, David Gilchrist
Writers Mike Leigh

Cast

Alison Steadman

as Wendy

Jim Broadbent

as Andy

Timothy Spall

as Aubrey

Claire Skinner

as Natalie

Jane Horrocks

as Nicola

David Thewlis

as Nicola's Lover

Moya Brady

as Paula

Stephen Rea

as Patsy

David Neilson

as Steve

Harriet Thorpe

as Customer

Paul Trussell

as Chef