England,
1975, 84 min
Shown in 1986
CREDITS
- dir
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Mike Leigh
- prod
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David Rose
- cam
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Michael Williams
- cast
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Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman
- source
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BBC-TV, London
- premiere
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U.S. Premiere
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COMMENTS
Part of the Discovering Mike Leigh program. Mike Leigh in person.
OTHER
This “holiday film" is about a young city-dwelling couple (Roger Sloman and Alison Steadman) on a “back-to-nature” camping holiday in Dorset. The most popular of Leigh’s films, its brilliantly observed comedy is underscored throughout by a touching portrait of two extremely vulnerable people clinging to each other for comfort in a less than perfect world.
–National Film Theatre, London
FACTOID #14
The longest film at the Festival, Sátántangó directed by Béla Tarr, screened in 1995. This Hungarian black comedy clocked in at 435 minutes (just over seven hours).
