The IMAX Nutcracker 1997  N/R, 37 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Christine Edzard
Cast: Miriam Margolyes, Heathcote Williams, Lotte Johnson, Benjamin Hall, Harriet Thorpe, Patrick Pearson, Daniel Wyllie, Tamara Rojo, Tim Hamilton, Henry He
While the idea of producing Tchaikovsky's famous "Nutcracker" on the larger-than-life IMAX screen may sound great, the results are very disappointing because the story is related as a fairy tale with background music–NOT as the beautiful ballet it was designed to be.
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Life Is Sweet 1991  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Moya Brady, David Neilson, Harriet Thorpe, Paul Trussel, Jack Thorpe-Baker
Set in the lower-middle-class home of a London family, this film provides an insightful character study of four different family members and how they interact with one another. Wendy (Alison Steadman) and Andy (Jim Broadbent) live with their teenage daughters–tomboy Natalie (Claire Skinner) and anorexic Nicola (Jane Horrocks). The girls deal differently with their optimistic mother and good natured father who runs a business from a mobile snack bar. When problems rise to the fore, Wendy strives to keep the family together.
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| 1. The IMAX Nutcracker (1997)
2. Life Is Sweet (1991)
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