High Hopes
Screened in November 2010
Director: Mike Leigh. Cast: Philip Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré, Heather Tobias, Philip Jackson, Jason Watkins, Lesley Manville, David Bamber, Judith Scott, Cheryl Prime. Screenplay: Mike Leigh.
Twitter Capsule: Genuine restlessness pulls humor, sorrow, agitprop together, if unevenly. Tobias gives worst-ever perf in a Leigh film.

Photo © 1988 United Artists/Enterprise Productions
Not yet reviewed in full. B


Awards:
Venice Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize
European Film Awards: Best Actress (Sheen); Best Supporting Performance (Doré); Best Original Score (Andrew Dickson)

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