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Bookmark this pageBleak Moments (1971)
Director: Mike Leigh
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From Time Out Film Guide
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.Author:
Cast & crew
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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