Life is Sweet
Date: 1991
Director: Mike Leigh
Production Company: Thin Man Films
Stars: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, David Thewlis, Moya Brady, Stephen Rea
Location(s): London
Region(s): London H-L
Storyline:
The working-class malaise of suburban London is highlighted by the fortunes of an ordinary family.
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Leaning on the unfinished porch outside his terraced home, Andy (Jim Broadbent) waits for his wife Wendy to return from teaching her Dancing Class. Facing number 7 Wolsey Road in Enfield, Greater London.
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Pushing her bike, daughter Natalie (Claire Skinner) returns home from shopping. Looking onto Wolsey Road with numbers 14 and 12 in the background.
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Carrying a pineapple, family friend Aubrey (Timothy Spall) turns up at the house in his misfiring Triumph Spitfire. Through number 7's window, numbers 6 and 4 stand on the far side of Wolsey Road.
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In a yard full of pallets, Andy's unemployed pal Patsy shows him around a dilapidated caravan converted into a snack bar.
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Having convinced Andy to buy the burger van, Patsy (Stephen Rea) watches him move his car after they drag it home. Looking northward along properties on Wolsey Road, Enfield.
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Distressed that Andy has bought the van, Wendy (Alison Steadman) looks inside and remarks that it's a heap of rubbish. Facing numbers 10 and 8 Wolsey Road.
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Patsy follows his mate to his Citroën CX and the pair drive to a cashpoint where Andy withdraws £425. Wolsey Road at the junction with Brick Lane with Hammond Road in the left background.
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Aubrey takes Andy and Wendy to see "Regret Rien", the Parisian style restaurant he's preparing to open. Number 135 Chase Side, Enfield in Greater London identified on Christopher Matheson's "London On Location".
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Wendy holds a mug of tea while telling Andy that he's made a big mistake. Wolsey Road with properties at the corner of Brick Lane and Hammond Road in the left distance.
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Unconvinced about Andy's idea to give up his job as a chef and run the snack bar, Wendy returns to work the next day.
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In the childrenswear shop, Wendy helps a Customer (Harriet Thorpe) chose an outfit for her son Nigel (Jack Thorpe Barker).
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Aubrey gets very drunk when no one turns up on the restaurant's opening night because he forgot to advertise the event. Facing 135 Chase Side in Enfield.
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Morning dawns after a night which saw Aubrey wreck the restaurant and Andy wake up intoxicated in the burger van. The rear of properties on Central Avenue and Wolsey Road in Enfield with the since replaced drying tower of Enfield Fire Station in the distance.
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The camera pans right. The back of homes on Wolsey Road.
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Inside their bedroom, Wendy worries about Aubrey while Andy gets ready for work. The garden at number 7 Wolsey Road.
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Wendy heads home to housework, an argument with her daughter Nicola and a phone call advising that Andy has broken his ankle at work. College Court Road at the corner of High Street in Ponders End, Greater London identified by Karen Sellick on "London on Location".
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Looking at the incomplete patio while sitting against the ramshackle shed, Natalie asks Nicola (Jane Horrocks) if she's told her Mum about her eating disorder. The garden at number 7 Wolsey Road in Enfield with the rooftops of Brick Lane to the top left and Banton Close on the right.