With anne raitt, sarah stephenson, eric allan, joolia cappleman It is the task of film festivals to find films like this and give them a showing, so that they can survive and prevail The 1972 chicago festival has been filled with movies worth seeing and remembering But if it had given us only “bleak moments,” it would have sufficiently exercised its mission. Mike leigh announced himself as a unique, powerful new voice in british cinema with bleak moments, a stunning debut and a masterpiece of understated. Mike leigh announced himself as a unique, powerful new voice in british cinema with bleak moments, a stunning debut and a masterpiece of understated melancholy
Adapting his own theatrical play for the screen, leigh follows sylvia (anne raitt) through a life of quiet desperation in suburban south london as she attends to her developmentally challenged sister (sarah stephenson) and attempts to. Anne raitt, sarah stephenson, eric allan, joolia cappleman, mike bradwell, donald sumpter etc.cinematography by bahram manocheri camera assistant Roger prattedited by leslie blair one of.
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