All or Nothing
The story unfolds during a single long lazy summer weekend in present-day London. Penny is a supermarket cashier in a dead-end affair with Phil, a taxi driver. It takes a major tragedy to shake them out of their complacency and indifference and give them hope that maybe they still have a chance of happiness together... A favourite of European audiences, Mike Leigh is a regular at Cannes. His Naked and Secrets and Lies won important awards at past editions of France´s premiere event and brought him to the forefront of international attention because of the social impact of his stories and the consummate artistic skill with which he tells them.
The film on line:
Everyone´s sick: new examples of urban desperation in this film that Leigh will present in competition in Cannes [Rottentomatoes.com]
Palme d´Or and Best Actor: Leigh´s victorious past in Cannes with David Thewlis´ Best Actor accolade for Naked (1994) and the Best Film Award for Secrets and Lies (1996) [Britmovie.co.uk]
Thirty years of filmmaking: a profile and short reviews of Leigh´s films from 1971´s Bleak Moments to the present day [Filmfour.com]
(Translated from Italian)
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