Another Year (2010)

Release date: 2011-02-04
Country: UK
Language: English
Director: Mike Leigh
Production Co: Thin Man Films, Film4, Focus Features International (FFI)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 7.3/10
Length: 2h 9min

Storyline

A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.

Plot Keywords

london england, difficulty breathing, baby, ensemble cast, mother son relationship, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, family relationships, extramarital affair, adultery, sleeping pill, car, driving, winter, train, kiss, mirror, backyard, memory, sleeplessness

Short Review

There is something radical in the way Leigh creates such an intimate, closely observed portrait of a marriage and then essentially takes it for granted, looking elsewhere for the drama to propel the narrative.