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. Une... more »mployment 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.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, restored 2K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Roger Pratt and director Mike Leigh
- 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« less
Actors:Marion Bailey, Phil Daniels, Gary Oldman, Tim Roth Director:Mike Leigh Studio:Criterion Collection Format:DVD - Widescreen - Subtitled DVD Release Date: 08/15/2017 Release Year: 2017 Run Time: 1hr 47min Screens: Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 5 Edition: Special Edition,Criterion Collection Languages:English Subtitles:English See Also: