A bespectacled wise-cracker, who only communicates through corny jokes, courts the affections of a shop assistant, who – when not getting her hair done by a chatty hairdresser – is forever talking about bodily complaints. Short and sweet, with excellent performances from David Thewlis and Sylvestra Le Touzel (as the courting couple), Alison Steadman (as the hairstylist), and Wendy Nottingham (as her sullen daughter,) Leigh’s slice-of-life drama proves delightful.

487MB | 17 min 8 s | 852×576 | mkv

https://nitroflare.com/view/24FB296FF6C4B67/The.Short.and.Curlies.1987.576p.Criterion.Bluray.x264-WHRen.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:None

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Synopsis:
A faddishly earthy bourgeois couple travels into the country for a camping and walking holiday, but comes unstuck amongst the great unwashed. After a less-than-promising start, they befriend a trainee P.E. teacher from Cardiff, and all proceeds peacefully. However, when a pair of boisterous Brummies arrives at the campsite, clashing personalities soon see tensions rise to the point of violence, in Leigh’s riotously funny telefilm. Winning performances, instantly quotable dialogue, and potent social satire combine to enormously entertaining effect.

— Iain Stott (An Ozu a Day…)

https://nitro.download/view/1F97231CB5CD760/Play_for_Today_-_Nuts_in_May_(1976)_–_Mike_Leigh.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English, Russian (muxed)

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