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Looks and Smiles

Looks and Smiles (1981)

Directed by Ken Loach
1h 44minruntime
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5.0/10

Plot

Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. 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?

Genres

Drama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleLooks and Smiles
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesEnglish
Production countriesFrance, United Kingdom
StatusReleased
Production companiesBritish Lion Films, MK2 Films, Kestrel Films
Release date9 settembre 1981
ProductionIrving Teitelbaum, Raymond Day
WriterBarry Hines
EditingSteve Singleton
CinematographyChris Menges
Assistant directorsMonica Hyde, Paul Morrison, Ken Loach
Camera operatorsChris Menges
Additional photographyChris Menges
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Release dates

Premiere

France / May 14, 1981 / Cannes Film Festival

Canada / Sep 12, 1981 / Toronto International Film Festival

Greece / Nov 19, 1998 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Limited release

France / Sep 09, 1981

TV

Germany / Oct 10, 1982 / 6

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