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Director Mike Leigh follows up his Oscar-nominated SECRETS AND LIES with CAREER GIRLS, a bittersweet drama that deals with the passage of time between two friends. Annie (Lynda Steadman) and Hannah (Katrin Cartlidge) were college roommates in London. Six years later, Annie is taking the train back into London to reunite with .. Read more
| Starring | Katrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Kate Byers, Mark Benton |
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| Director | Mike Leigh |
| Genres | Drama |
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With a cast twitching away like contestants at a St Vitus's dance marathon, this is an intensely caricatured, unenlightening account of student life and its aftermath.
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An English classic
If the Brontes, Austin and their ilk have written classic English literature, then surely Mike Leigh deserves equal recogniton for his contribution to cinema.<... read more »
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Passed the time but didn't give much joy
This was meant to be a bittersweet story, it was more bitter than sweet, it actually started grating on me, not one of his best films but not one of the worst ... read more »
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You need to be patient
Almost switched it off - then the characters slowly grew on me. Mike Leigh likes to use unusual characters and studies them in detail. This film, however, has ... read more »
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Not Mike Leigh's best
And I speak as a fan...I couldn't quite get the point of this film; two women have a reunion ten years after leaving college, and....umm, talk a lot, go ... read more »
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Also on the disc...
Also on the disc you'll find the enjoyable 15 minute film 'Short and Curlies' which features Alison Steadman (as far away from Candice Marie as you ... read more »
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Poor
As someone who has enjoyed several of Mike Leigh's film I found this one very disappointing. A wafer-thin story which goes nowhere and some dreadful acting ... read more »
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Interesting
This was very thought provoking. It wasn't very enjoyable ,but worth watching
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lovely film
Mike Leigh, insightful and entertaining as ever... not to be missed.
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milliereturn
Returned this film unwatched and so can't comment
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Career Girls
I had forgotton how amusing yet emotional this film actually was, and perhaps moreso now I am 10 years on from finishing University. I remember going to watch ... read more »
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career girls
Very good indeed - makes uneasy viewing but Mike Leigh pulls it off superbly.