Criterion Collection
Life Is Sweet Blu-ray The Criterion Collection
- Blu-ray
- Region B
- Classification M
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Life Is Sweet Blu-Ray - The Criterion Collection
The film
About the film
This invigorating film from Mike Leigh was his first international sensation. Melancholy and funny by turns, it is an intimate portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of LondonÑan irrepressible mum and dad (Alison Steadman and Jim Broadbent) and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a troubled, ill-tempered layabout (Claire Skinner and Jane Horrocks). Leigh and his typically brilliant cast create, with extraordinary sensitivity and craft, a vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreamsÑsuch as the father’s desire to open a food truckÑcarry enormous weight.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
¥ New, restored 2K digital film transfer, supervised by director of photography Dick Pope, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
¥ New audio commentary featuring director Mike Leigh
¥ Audio recording of a 1991 interview with Leigh at the National Film Theatre in London
¥ Five short films written and directed by Leigh for the proposed television series Five-Minute Films, with a new audio introduction by Leigh
¥ English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
¥ PLUS: A new essay by critic David Sterritt
New cover by Eric Skillman
The edition
Edition details
| Format | Blu-ray |
|---|---|
| Region | Region B |
| Classification |
M Moderate impact. Not recommended for people under 15
|
| Director | Mike Leigh |
| Starring | Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Claire Skinner, Timothy Spall |
| Original release | 1990 |
| Release date | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Label | Criterion Collection |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy |
| Barcode | 5061088922320 |