Name: The Short & Curlies
Genre: Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
Released: 1987
Rating: 64.60499999999999
Cast: Alison Steadman, Sylvestra Le Touzel, David Thewlis, Wendy Nottingham

About

A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...

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Genres: Romantic Comedy Black Comedy
Mood: WhimsicalPlayfulFunLight-HeartedFlirtatious
Themes: Communication BarriersLove And RelationshipsSelf-ExpressionPower Of Humor
Plot: Comic ReliefRomantic MisunderstandingsMisunderstandingsJoking AroundComedy Club Scenes
Pacing: SnappyFast-Paced Conversations
Narrative: Real-Time Narrative
Dialog: Witty BanterMisunderstandingsImprovised DialoguePlayful Teasing
Humor: WordplayPlayful TeasingSituational ComedyBanterMisunderstandingsImprovised Comedy
Time: Present Day
Place: Urban Cityscape
Cinematic Style: Minimalist SetsRealistic Settings
Costume and Set: Modern Attire

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Crew

Directed by:

Mike Leigh, Roger Pratt, Mark Sherwood

Written by:

Mike Leigh

Produced by:

Victor Glynn, Simon Channing Williams

Composed by:

Rachel Portman

Cast

Alison Steadman

Betty

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Joy

David Thewlis

Clive

Wendy Nottingham

Charlene

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