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Loach was awarded the 1981 Young Cinema Award at Cannes for this naturalistic study of one young man’s struggle to find his way in the world set against a backdrop of Thatcherism and the Irish troubles.
Based on Barry Hines’ acclaimed novel, and made at a time when British unemployment was already reaching record levels, Looks and Smiles follows Mick, a teenager looking for work in recession-hit Sheffield. Featuring a cast of unknown leads, with hauntingly lyrical black and white cinematography of bleak industrial scenes, this gritty portrait is as important a film to watch today as it was on first release.
Original Release
09/09/1981
Cast
Name | Character |
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Graham Green | Michael 'Mick' Walsh |
Carolyn Nicholson | Karen Lodge |
Tony Pitts | Alan Wright |
Roy Haywood | Phil |
Phil Askham | Mr. Walsh / Mr Walsh |
Pam Darrell | Mrs. Walsh / Mrs Walsh |
Tracey Goodlad | Julie |
Patti Nicholls | Mrs. Wright / Mrs Wright |
Cilla Mason | Mrs. Lodge / Mrs Lodge |
Les Hickin | George |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Graham Green | Michael 'Mick' Walsh |
Carolyn Nicholson | Karen Lodge |
Tony Pitts | Alan Wright |
Roy Haywood | Phil |
Phil Askham | Mr. Walsh / Mr Walsh |
Pam Darrell | Mrs. Walsh / Mrs Walsh |
Tracey Goodlad | Julie |
Patti Nicholls | Mrs. Wright / Mrs Wright |
Cilla Mason | Mrs. Lodge / Mrs Lodge |
Les Hickin | George |
Arthur Davies | Eric Lodge |
Deirdre Costello | Jenny |
Jackie Shinn | Gatekeeper |
Christine Francis | Careers Officer |
Rita May | Receptionist |
Debbie Ellis | |
Curtis Denham | Trainng Officer |
Ernest Johns | Army Major |
Marie Mason | Mother in Shoe Shop |
Debbie Sydall |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Raymond Day | Producer |
Irving Teitelbaum | Producer |