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Mike Leigh's film explores the changing face of friendship as times goes by. Hannah and Annie shared a flat together at college, but have not seen each other for six years. They meet up for the weekend, reminiscing about their student days and the characters they used to know. These include their flatmate Claire, Adrian Spinks (with whom they both had flings), and Ricky, Annie's unstable would-be suitor.
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Cast:
Katrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Kate Byers, Mark Benton, Andy Serkis, Joe Tucker -
Original Title:
Career Girls -
Country:
United Kingdom, France -
Year:
1997 - 87' Subtitles: Portuguese
Director
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh, born in 1957, UK, is one of the Britain's most renowned filmmakers. He began his career as a stage director and playwright. His work focuses on ordinary people, their struggles and determination. Leigh's work has been awarded by some of the most prestigious festivals on the international circuit, including the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for his first feature, Bleak Moments, in 1971, the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996 for Secrets & Lies, and the Golden Lion for Vera Drake at the Venice Film Festival in 2004, where this year his latest feature, Peterloo, premiered in the Official Competition.
