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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.
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- Ken Loach
- 1981-09-09
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...
Looks and Smiles. Mick and Alan, two friends who have just left school, are full of dreams for the future. But against the background of Thatcher's Britain, the two soon wake up to reality. From acclaimed Director Ken Loach. IMDb 6.9 1 h 39 min 1981. X-Ray 13+. Drama.
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- Ken Loach
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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.
Like most Loach films, Looks and Smiles looks and feels as real as the tenth worst day of your year. Green makes for an oddly inexpressive, unengaging hero Loach tends toward decreasing charisma in his workaday characters, lest they seem less like us and more like fake cinematic constructions, with superhuman reserves of charm and capability.
