The Short & Curlies

Court métrage de télévision
1987
17m

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Sylvestra Le Touzel in The Short & Curlies (1987)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA 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 he... Tout lireA 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.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.

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6,6/10

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Nominé pour le prix 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 victoires et 1 nomination au total

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Anecdotes
This short film is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for Naked (1993).

Citations
Clive: Hell hath no fury like a woman's corns.

Connexions
Edited into Cinema16: British Short Films (2003)

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7/10

It's far less about the story here and more about the characterizations.

"The Short & Curlies" is a short made for British television. It has a plot that is rather slight but the projects works because the characters are very interesting and realistic, as writer/director Mike Leigh shows a definite knack for these quirky sorts of people you see in the film.

The story involves a working class English couple--the tall, nerdy guy who only seems to communicate by telling jokes and his girlfriend who seems to put up with him. In addition, there's the hairdresser that talks and talks without saying anything as well as her sad daughter.

As I said already, the strength of this film isn't the plot so much as the characters. They are strange but still believable and the film does a nice job of taking the viewers into these folks' world. Nothing brilliant but still very nice.