THE SHORT AND CURLIES
Directed by Mike Leigh
Fiction – Comedy – 1987 – United Kingdom – 18′
Synopsis
A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor. The story is told as a series of very short vignettes between her and the man and her and her doting mother, a hairdresser.
Cast
Alison Steadman, Sylvestra Le Touzel, David Thewlis
Crew
Director – Mike Leigh
Screenplay – Mike Leigh
Production Companies – Portman Productions, Channel 4 Television
Producers – Victor Glynn, Simon Channing-Williams
Director of Photography – Roger Pratt
Production Designer – Diana Charnley
Editor – Jon Gregory
Music – Rachel Portman
Costume Designer – Lindy Hemming
