HIGH HOPES
Directed by Mike Leigh
Fiction – Comedy, Drama – 1988 – United Kingdom – 110′
Synopsis
High Hopes follows left-wing bike messenger Cyril Bender, his girlfriend Shirley and Cyril's conservative mother, who lives in the last council house on her street next to the appallingly upper class Boothe-Braines. Cyril's consumerist sister Valerie and her car salesman husband Martin join the family to throw a surprise 70th birthday party for Mrs. Bender but, despite their best intentions, the event descends into disaster.
Cast
Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré
Crew
Director – Mike Leigh
Screenplay – Mike Leigh
Executive Producer – Tom Donald
Production Company – Portman Productions Ltd
Producers – Victor Glynn, Simon Channing-Williams
Director of Photography – Roger Pratt
Production Designer – Diana Charnley
Editor – Jon Gregory
Music – Andrew Dickson
Costume Designer – Lindy Hemming
