In conversation with... Mike Leigh, Alison Steadman and Jane Horrocks, on Life is Sweet | BFI
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2017
- Life is Sweet, Mike Leigh's comedy-drama about the trials of a working class north London family, has been re-released on DVD and Blu-ray by the BFI. To celebrate the BFI welcomed Leigh and the film's stars, Alison Steadman and Jane Horrocks, to talk about their work.
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This film is an Absolute Masterpiece. The scene with Nicola & Wendy is just one of the best scenes on film in my opinion. 💙
Yes, I said this to myself recently. It always blows me away that argument.
As a teen growing up in the UK in the late 80s early 90s this film was totally relatable and I have never forgotten how emotive and powerful it is.
Meeting Mike Leigh afterwards with Alison and Jane was one of the greatest moments of my life.
Watching Life is Sweet for the first time will count as one of my sweetest joys in life. Alison's character tears me up everytime I watch the film; it makes me yearn for a motherly bond I didn't share with my own, still life did turn out sweet I guess. Thank you Mike Leigh!
Mike Leigh is one of my favorite directors and Life is Sweet changed my life.
I'm really curious, how did it change your life?
@@y.rg.s1510 Apparently the sight of the twin girls, Nicola and Natalie, in all their repulsive unattractiveness, confirmed his suspicions and he, at that moment, whilst watching the scenes with Nicola wearing the long 'Bollocks to the Poll Tax' T-shirt and sporting the Dr. Emmet Brown hairdo and Charles Hawtrey glasses, realised he was undoubtedly, a raving homosexual.
Seeing this film at the Barbican in London in 1990 was a mind blowing experience for me. I was 19 or 20 at the time and had, up to that point, only gone to the cinema to see whatever the blockbuster of the day was. A student friend of mine wanted to see this film and a group of us went along to see it. I'd never seen a film like it before. It felt real and was so relatable, in a way that seeing a film like E.T. or Batman could never be relatable. The scene towards the end when the mother and the bulimic daughter have an explosive heart to heart discussion, touched a very raw nerve within me. I never knew cinema could be like this and stir up so much emotion and be able to deeply connect with things I had been feeling myself. It was a total game changer for me and opened up a whole world of cinema that I never knew existed. Thank you Mike Leigh and your amazing cast. My cultural life totally opened up after seeing this film and I will be forever grateful to Mr Leigh.
I disagree re: ET. It's very relatable for lots of young people. That's a big part of why it's so acclaimed. Not only was it very personal to Spielberg as a person and filmmaker, but the character and story of Elliott has clearly affected people in a profound way and helped them through difficulties in life. Batman? Not so much.
Just because a movie is sci-fi/adventure doesn't mean it can't be deeply personal.
My favorite scene was the end when Nicola and Natalie were sitting in the back yard, and Natalie confronted Nicola about her bulimia. They decided as sisters to get help. Then Natalie casually says “Do you need any money?” And Nicola says Ta. I just thought that was so nice of her, that little act of generosity. I try to be like that now.
One of my most favorite films. In depth character studies , brilliant dialogue and Heart
Besides the point, but Alison Steadman's New York accent is so good!
I confess the first time I saw Life is Sweet (mid-90s) I too wondered how much Jane Horrocks was acting and how much was real. I knew nothing at all about Mike Leigh or indeed Horrocks at the time, and this style of film was new to me - so much so that I wondered whether I was watching a documentary. I'd never before seen anguish portrayed so intensely, yet so absurdly, as with Nicola. But by end I knew I'd watched something brilliant and beautiful.
thanks enjoyed this
I remember watching a Mike Leigh interview once in which he basically referred to this film as his least favorite one, maybe he changed his mind as the years went by, or maybe he was in a quite inconfortable position having to talk about it that day.
Awful questions-- you can feel Mr. Leigh getting increasingly frustrated, especially when he's asked, "if he had the actors in mind when he wrote the roles." This question demonstrating a clear lack of understanding or even curiosity about Mike Leigh's career. Does anyone in the room know who is sitting on stage in front of them? :D
Just an older guy who's a bit tired of the same old questions. I am sure, or hope, it comes to us all :p
I felt a bit bad for Jane. If I kept getting cut off or corrected, I would feel a bit put out.
Why is the sound always fucked up on these videos?
What is the name of the interviewer?
Imagine gathering these amazing people in one room and then asking them such terrible questions.
ok
There is a huge cultural gap between US and British sensibilities. It does seem to be narrowing, but I think at the same time: homogeneity isn't necessarily a good thing.
Mike Leighs very persona exudes lethargy. He sits unmoving and lifeless, like he's been drugged and has this lugubrious vocal delivery which never alters pitch or tone...
He could earn a handsome living as an anesthetist should the films dry up.
Some rapper hand gestures or a bit of breakdancing would really enliven his presence. Or he could form a heart with his two hands and smile to the camera.
Steadman and Leigh's entitled son came to my city. Made a documentary about drug addicts. He manipulated them to buy heroin and inject in a dirty ally. Even though that's not what they'd normaly do. They'd go home and do it in private. As a result of his nasty little film, almost 30 vulnerable people were jailed, some for Years. The police decided to clean up after the film. These people were not dealers. They had nothing. They scrimped together ten or twenty pounds a day for their habit. Steadman and Leigh's son was nowhere to be seen of course. These people are privileged and pretentious!
Which city was this?
And all that is their fault? Get a grip dude.
Yep. Privileged elites constantly trying to precipitate a progressive left wing revolution blathering endlessly about the working class yet they despise them when these people don’t buy their destructive idealistic claptrap.
Veil Break knew them both years ago through my son who was a friend of their son Leo and they were very down to earth and the least ‘privileged and pretentious’ people you could meet.
@@nowherepeople3431 lol yer so triggered yer pot is bubbling over with buzz words; Privileged elites like Steadman and Leigh? how are they elite? i'd love to know.