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Meantime (1983)

Meantime

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1h 42m

October 16th, 1983

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Synopsis

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

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Cast

Marion Bailey
Barbara
Phil Daniels
Mark
Tim Roth
Colin
Pam Ferris
Mavis
Jeffrey Robert
Frank
Alfred Molina
John
Gary Oldman
Coxy
Tilly Vosburgh
Hayley
Paul Daly
Rusty
Leila Bertrand
Hayley's Friend
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Directors

Mike Leigh
Full cast & crew

Producers

Graham Benson
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Mike Leigh
deviser
Full cast & crew

Keywords

friendship
one word title
cigarette smoking
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 7th, 1985 (Australia)
March 27th, 1985 (Finland)
February 1st, 1984 (Germany) (Berlin International Film Festival)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Meantime (original title)
Parastaikaa (Finland)
Meantime (Germany)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

10 Gwynne Park Avenue, Woodford Bridge, London, England, UK (Barbara and John's house)
Bryant Court, Whiston Road, Haggerston, London, England, UK (Pollock family's estate)
Chigwell tube station, London, England, UK (Marks searches for Colin)
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Running Times

102 min ((USA))
107 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Central Productions
Channel 4 Television
Central Independent Television
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Distribution Companies

Premiere Home Entertainment (Australia)
Ronin Films (Australia)
Roadshow Home Video (Australia)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Joe Dunton & Company (equipment) (as Joe Dunton Cameras Ltd)
Mr. Lighting (electrical equipment)

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