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The Short & Curlies: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Alison Steadman, Sylvestra Le Touzel, David Thewlis, Wendy Nottingham. 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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- Short, Comedy
- Mike Leigh
- 1988-12
The Short & Curlies is a 1987 short film written and directed by Mike Leigh. It stars Alison Steadman, Wendy Nottingham, Sylvestra Le Touzel and David Thewlis. [1]
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Jan 15, 2013 · Mike Leigh ‘s 1987 short film, The Short and Curlies, is a story of young love in suburban purgatory. Although “love” doesn’t quite capture it. The film is about Joy, a pharmacist who hates her life, and her gangly, greasy, jokey suitor Clive (played by a very young, cute David Thewlis) and Joy’s hairdresser and the hairdresser’s ...
- Claire Lucido
Jan 3, 2023 · David Thewlis and Alison Steadman star in this 1987 short comedy by Mike Leigh about a romance between a young woman who frequently changes her hairstyle and a young man who communicates only through one-liners.
- 18 min
A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...
"The Short & Curlies" is a British 17-minute live action short film from 1988, so it will soon have its 30th anniversary. It is an early work by legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh and this was actually the first he got nominated for a BAFTA, even if he lost to the Swedish entry.
