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Bleak Moments is a 1971 British comedy-drama film by Mike Leigh in his directorial debut. Leigh's screenplay is based on a 1970 stage play at the Open Space Theatre, about the dysfunctional life of a young secretary.
May 25, 1972 · Bleak Moments: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Anne Raitt, Sarah Stephenson, Eric Allan, Joolia Cappleman. Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Mike Leigh
- 1972-05-25
Jan 28, 2023 · Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate.
- 111 min
- 7.3K
- Play For Forever
Nov 22, 2021 · A clip from Mike Leigh's haunting debut film, newly remastered by the BFI and available on Blu-ray for the very first time from 22 November 2021...
- 2 min
- 3.6K
- BFI
The movie is about Sylvia, a woman who works in an office and comes home at night to care for her sister, who is 29 years old and mentally retarded. Sylvia’s best friend at the office is a girl named Pat, who lives with her invalid mother. Sylvia is a beautiful woman in an austere, grey-eyed, very level and quiet way.
Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her intellectually disabled sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend, bizarre neighbor and irritating workmate.
Nov 5, 2010 · Eric Allan. Joolia Cappleman. Mike Bradwell. Linda Beckett. Liz Smith. An email you’ll actually love. A long, brooding and often painfully funny film, this depicts the interacting lives of sad,...
