High Hopes (1989)
A travers le quotidien tragi-comique d'une famille anglaise, Cyril, Shirley, Valerie et Mrs Bender, la mere de Cyril et Valerie, un essai presque optimiste sur la communication. "Au fond de tout cela, declare Mike Leigh, il y a le fait que j'ai toujours été tres engage, dans ma volonté de faire des films et des pieces sur la vie reelle, les problèmes reels, les questions reelles et les rapports humains reels." Prix de la critique internationale au festival de Venise en 1988.
Directeur: Mike Leigh
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Phil Davis as Cyril Bender |
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Ruth Sheen as Shirley |
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Edna Doré as Mrs Bender |
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Philip Jackson as Martin Burke |
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Heather Tobias as Valerie |
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Lesley Manville as Lætitia Boothe-Brain |
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David Bamber as Rupert Boothe-Brain |
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Cheryl Prime as Martin's Girlfriend |
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Judith Scott as Suzi |
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Jason Watkins as Wayne |
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Diane-Louise Jordan as Chemist Shop Assistant |
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Linda Beckett as Receptionist |
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Ali as Baby |
| Directing | Mike Leigh | Director |
| Writing | Mike Leigh | Writer |
| Art | Steve Wheeler | Standby Property Master |
| Camera | Roger Pratt | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tom Donald | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Simon Fulford | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Graham Martyr | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | John Etherington | Grip |
| Camera | Roger Pratt | Camera Operator |
| Sound | George Richards | Boom Operator |
| Art | Robin Heinson | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Lucy Bristow | Camera Trainee |
| Sound | Peter Murphy | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Malcolm Roberts | Standby Carpenter |
| Production | Mike D'Silva | Accountant |
| Production | Pat Howell | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Black | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Peter Joly | Sound Editor |
| Production | John Paul Chapple | Production Executive |
| Lighting | Vernon Connolly | Electrician |
| Art | Colin Smith | Other |
| Sound | Paul Newson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Graham Broadbent | Production Runner |
| Art | Perry Bell | Painter |
| Crew | Richard Booz | Transportation Captain |
| Camera | David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miri Ben-Schlomo | Hairdresser |
| Directing | Heather Storr | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Caroline Hill | Production Manager |
| Production | Sue Hayes | Unit Manager |
| Production | Sue Whatmough | Casting Director |
| Art | Eric Strange | Dressing Prop |
| Directing | Howard Arundel | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Chris Streeter | Driver |
| Production | Claudine Aidenbaum | Producer's Assistant |
| Art | Dave Pearce | Construction Manager |
| Art | Barry Arnold | Standby Property Master |
| Production | John Sivers | Accounting Supervisor |
| Art | Andrew Rothschild | Art Direction |
| Art | Shirley Spriggs | Construction Buyer |
| Production | Micky Moynihan | Location Manager |
| Directing | David Carrigan | Third Assistant Director |
| Crew | Bob Wilcox | Generator Operator |
| Art | Colin Brooks | Painter |
| Sound | Billy McCarthy | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Andrew McClelland | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Steve Evans | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debbie Scott | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Directing | Dom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Production | Britt Harrison | Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Peter Lamb | Best Boy Lighting Technician |
| Art | Les Benson | Property Master |
| Sound | Peter Maxwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Marc Munden | Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Ted Read | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Barry Read | Electrician |
| Lighting | Tony Rubini | Standby Rigger |
| Camera | Frank O'Connor | Still Photographer |
| Production | Maddy Hall | Other |
| Art | Chris Allies | Title Designer |
| Sound | Andrew Dickson | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Diana Charnley | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindy Hemming | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jon Gregory | Editor |
| Production | Simon Channing Williams | Producer |
| Production | Victor Glynn | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morag Ross | Makeup Artist |