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Meantime(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-10-16
66%
103 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Central Productions
Mostpoint
Movie: Meantime
Top 10 Billed Cast
Phil Daniels
Mark
Tim Roth
Colin
Pam Ferris
Mavis
Gary Oldman
Coxy
Marion Bailey
Barbara
Alfred Molina
John
Tilly Vosburgh
Haley
Hepburn Graham
Boyfriend
Video Trailer Meantime
Video: Meantime trailer (Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Alfred Molina)
Meantime trailer (Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Alfred Molina)
Mike Leigh and Jarvis Cocker Discuss MEANTIME
Mike Leigh in conversation with Jarvis Cocker (Full conversation)
All 3 videos
Meantime trailer (Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Alfred Molina) - Trailer
Mike Leigh and Jarvis Cocker Discuss MEANTIME - Featurette
Mike Leigh in conversation with Jarvis Cocker (Full conversation) - Featurette
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