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Looks and Smiles is a 1981 British drama film directed by Ken Loach. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Barry Hines. The film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where Loach won the Young Cinema Award.
Sep 9, 1981 · Looks and Smiles: Directed by Ken Loach. With Graham Green, Carolyn Nicholson, Tony Pitts, Roy Haywood. Mick and Alan, two friends who have just left school, are full of dreams for the future.
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- Drama
- Ken Loach
- 1981-09-09
13 years ago. It's 1980 in Sheffield and Mick and Alan have just left school, full of dreams for the future. But against the background of Thatcher's Britain the two soon wake up reality, facing...
One night at a disco, Mick meets Karen(Carolyn Nicholson), a young woman who works at a shoe store, but before they can make plans, Mick comes to his friend's defense, resulting in their ejection...
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- Ken Loach
- Drama
- Tony Pitts
Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics.
Looks and Smiles - Ken Loach's LOOKS AND SMILES on DVD It has been easy to underestimate, and underappreciate, Ken Loach, by far the most distinctive, profound and consistent filmmaker to work in Great Britain in the last 40 years.
Looks and Smiles is a film directed by Ken Loach with Graham Green, Carolyn Nicholson, Tony Pitts, Roy Haywood .... Year: 1981. Original title: Looks and Smiles. Synopsis: Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield.
