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Looks and Smiles is a 1981 British drama film directed by Ken Loach. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Barry Hines. The film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where Loach won the Young Cinema Award.
Sep 9, 1981 · Looks and Smiles: Directed by Ken Loach. With Graham Green, Carolyn Nicholson, Tony Pitts, Roy Haywood. Mick and Alan, two friends who have just left school, are full of dreams for the future.
13 years ago. It's 1980 in Sheffield and Mick and Alan have just left school, full of dreams for the future. But against the background of Thatcher's Britain the two soon wake up reality, facing ...
1980 in Sheffield, Mick and Alan have just left school, full of dreams for the future but facing daily rejection in their search for work and contemplating the prospect of life on the dole in Thatcher’s Britain they take separate paths.
Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics.
Looks and Smiles. 1981 · 1 hr 44 min. TV-14. Drama. Two well-meaning friends, fresh out of school, with dreams for their future, wake up to reality amidst Thatcher’s Britain and troubles in Ireland. Subtitles: English. Starring: Graham Green Carolyn Nicholson Tony Pitts. Directed by: Ken Loach.
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole.
