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(in credits order) | Anne Raitt | ... | Sylvia |
| Sarah Stephenson | ... | Hilda |
| Eric Allan | ... | Peter |
| Joolia Cappleman | ... | Pat |
| Mike Bradwell | ... | Norman |
| Liz Smith | ... | Pat's Mother |
| Malcolm Smith | ... | Norman's friend |
| Donald Sumpter | ... | Norman's friend |
| Christopher Martin | ... | Sylvia's Boss |
| Linda Beckett | ... | Remedial Trainee |
| Sandra Bolton | ... | Remedial Trainee |
| Stephen Churchett | ... | Remedial Trainee |
| Una Brandon-Jones | ... | Supervisor |
| Ronald Eng | ... | Waiter |
| Reginald Stewart | ... | Man in Restaurant |
| Susan Glanville | ... | Enthusiastic Teacher |
| Joanna Dickens | ... | Stout Teacher |
| Christopher Leaver | ... | Wine Merchant |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Peter Chandler | ||
| Brian Chenley | ||
| Ina Clough | ||
| Pat Farrand | ||
| Sandra Jewell | ||
| Lin Layram | ||
| Ruth Lesirge | ||
| David Marigold | ||
| P.A. Rowlay | ||
| Marion Turner | ||
| Ken Wheatcroft | ||
Directed by | |||
| Mike Leigh | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Mike Leigh | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Les Blair | .... | producer | |
| Albert Finney | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Bahram Manocheri | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Les Blair | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Richard Rambaut | |||
Production Management | |||
| Pat O'Donnell | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Liz Dallas-Ross | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bob Bentley | .... | sound assistant | |
| Charles Frater | .... | sound recordist (as Charles B. Frater) | |
| Bob Withey | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Bahram Manocheri | .... | camera operator | |
| Roger Pratt | .... | assistant camera | |
| Michel Préfontaine | .... | grip | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Sidney Holden | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Giles Camplin | .... | production assistant | |
| Alison Read | .... | production assistant | |
| Sue Vester | .... | continuity | |
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Also Known As:
Loving MomentsFreudlose Augenblicke (West Germany) [de]
Momenti tristi (Italy) [it]
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The characters in Mike Leigh's films live in different, often isolated worlds. Some haltingly, painfully attempt to communicate and relate to one another. Others just blindly or blithely drift by. There is some caring, often much misunderstanding. In Leigh's later films the characters come to some reconciliation, but there is no such relief for them here. The movie is, true to its name, bleak.
Tom Noonan's "What Happened Was", which is highly recommended to anyone who likes this film, is really a working out of one critical "coffee and sherry" scene in Bleak Moments.
One of the best films I've seen in recent years. 10/10