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Writer:
Mike Leigh (writer)
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Plot:
Moments from the uncompromisingly bleak existence of a secretary, her retarded sister, aloof and uneasy teacher boyfriend... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (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
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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Loving Moments
Freudlose Augenblicke (West Germany) [de]
Momenti tristi (Italy) [it]
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Runtime:
111 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
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Certification:
Hong Kong:I | UK:PG (video rating) (1990) | UK:A (original rating)
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2 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Erik Satie as film, 2 April 2006
10/10
Author: whist from United States

a.k.a Loving Moments – and this seems the better title. The story is moving and full of quiet humor. Let's just say, from soup to nuts. Moreover, Sylvia, the sensitive bookish main character, is able to see the humor in the situations she encounters. Anne Rait, who plays Sylvia, is gorgeous. Her luminous smile, her sometimes furrowed brow, her tightly drawn-back black hair, her tentativeness, her quiet strength – no problems watching her for 100 minutes – and the director does his utmost to capture her charm and her latent emotions on film. For me, this film is not about people who fail to make relationships, but simply about people and relationships.

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