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A slow-burning depiction of economic degradation in Thatcher's England, Mike Leigh's 'Meantime' was the culmination of the writer-director's pioneering work in television and became his breakthrough theatrical release. Unemployment is rampant in London's working-class East End, where a middle-aged couple and their two sons languish in a claustrophobic public housing flat. As the brothers (Phil Daniels and Tim Roth) grow increasingly disaffected, Leigh punctuates the grinding boredom of their daily existence with tense encounters, including with a priggish aunt (Marion Bailey) who has managed to become middle-class and a blithering skinhead on the verge of psychosis (a scene-stealing Gary Oldman, in his first major role). Informed by Leigh s now trademark improvisational process and propelled by the lurching rhythms of its Beckett-like dialogue, Meantime is an unrelenting, often blisteringly funny look at life on the dole.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product details
Actors: Marion Bailey, Phil Daniels, Gary Oldman, Tim Roth
Directors: Mike Leigh
Format: Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
Unrated
Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: August 15, 2017
Run Time: 107 minutes
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Roger Pratt and director Mike Leigh, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- New conversation between Leigh and musician Jarvis Cocker
- New conversation between actor Marion Bailey and critic Amy Raphael
- More!
- PLUS: An essay by film scholar Sean O'Sullivan
Cast & Crew
Marion Bailey Barbara
Phil Daniels Mark
Tim Roth Colin
Jeff Robert Frank
Alfred Molina John
Gary Oldman Coxy
Tilly Vosburgh Hayley
Eileen Davies Unemployment Benefit Clerk
Pam Ferris Mavis
Herbert Norville Man in Pub
Peter Wight Estate Manager
Technical Credits
Mike Leigh Director
Graham Benson Producer
Diana Charnley Art Director
Andrew Dickson Score Composer
Lindy Hemming Costumes/Costume Designer
Vivien Pottersman Production Designer
Roger Pratt Cinematographer
Lesley Walker Editor
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