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Looks and Smiles

6.8

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Original title

Looks and Smiles

Year

1981

Running time

104 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Ken Loach

Screenwriter

Barry Hines

Cast

Music

Marc Wilkinson

Cinematography

Chris Menges (B&W)

Producer

British Lion Film Corporation, Kestrel Films

Genre

Drama | Teen/coming-of-age. Job/Employment

Synopsis

Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?

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Awards: 1981: Cannes Film Festival: Young Cinema Award (ex-aequo). Official Selection

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