Rent Looks and Smiles (1981)
3.5 of 5 from 63 ratings
1h 40min
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- Synopsis:
- Loach was awarded the 1981 Young Cinema Award at Cannes for this naturalistic study of one young man's struggle to find his way in the world set against a backdrop of Thatcherism and the Irish troubles.
Based on Barry Hines' acclaimed novel, and made at a time when British unemployment was already reaching record levels, 'Looks and Smiles' follows Mick, a teenager looking for work in recession-hit Sheffield. Featuring a cast of unknown leads, with hauntingly lyrical black and white cinematography of bleak industrial scenes, this gritty portrait is as important a film to watch today as it was on first release. - Actors:
- Graham Green, Carolyn Nicholson, Tony Pitts, Roy Haywood, Phil Askham, Pam Darrell, Tracey Goodlad, Patti Nicholls, Cilla Mason, Les Hickin, Arthur Davies, Deirdre Costello, Jackie Shinn, Christine Francis, Rita May
- Directors:
- Ken Loach
- Producers:
- Irving Teitelbaum
- Writers:
- Barry Hines
- Studio:
- PARK CIRCUS
- Genres:
- Drama
