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Bleak Moments (1971)

Director: Mike Leigh

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A girl left at home with her mentally retarded sister tries to work out her own communication problems. She fails with a well-meaning teacher, especially in a Chinese restaurant where the only other diner gobbles down his food in contrasting extravagance, and also with a long-haired would-be guitarist, who buries his head in his own silence. Says a lot about repressed feelings, with none of the social propaganda of Ken Loach's Family Life. The bleak moments are everywhere, and pretty harrowing.

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Director: Mike Leigh

Producer: Les Blair

Cast: Anne Raitt, Sarah Stephenson, Eric Allan, Joolia Cappleman, Mike Bradwell, Linda Beckett, Liz Smith full cast

Duration: 111 mins

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