All or Nothing
First screened in December 2002; most recently screened in June 2012
Director: Mike Leigh. Cast: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Alison Garland, James Corden, Ruth Sheen, Helen Coker, Daniel Mays, Paul Jesson, Marion Bailey, Sally Hawkins, Ben Crompton, Kathryn Hunter, Gary McDonald, Diveen Henry, Timothy Bateson, Michele Austin, Jean Ainslie, Robert Wilfort, Sam Kelly, Russell Mabey, Joe Tucker. Screenplay: Mike Leigh.
Twitter Capsule: Good work from Manville, Garland. Rich lensing from DP Dick Pope. Still, much lost to overstatement, uneven focus.

Photo © 2002 Les Films Alain Sarde/Thin Man Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+


Awards:
London Critics Circle Film Awards: British Film of the Year; British Actress of the Year (Manville)
Evening Standard British Film Awards: Best Technical/Artistic Achievement (Eve Stewart, production design)

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