Cinematic background from Meantime 1983 - A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

Meantime

1983

Comedy, Drama

Directors:
Mike Leigh
Writers:
Mike Leigh
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Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting in front of a window with his hands clapping; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting on a couch with a hat on his head; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing a pink scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man with a beard and glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man in a leather jacket and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A group of people standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A young man wearing glasses and a hooded jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man with a shaved head sitting at a table in a restaurant; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A group of people standing around a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – Two men sitting next to each other on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting in a chair with a cat in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man wearing a black hat leaning against a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person with a smile on their face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man with a mustache wearing glasses and a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting on the ground smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – An older woman wearing a jacket and a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – Two men standing next to each other in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting on a bench next to two other people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A woman sitting at a table in front of a man holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man with curly hair wearing glasses and a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man drinking a glass of beer while wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A woman and a man sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting on top of a couch wearing glasses; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A group of people sitting in a large room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting at a table with a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man in a brown jacket is writing on a tablet; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing a pink scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting on the ground reading a paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person with curly brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man with a beard and glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A woman sitting in a booth with a cigarette in her mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man with a mustache and glasses looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A bald man with glasses is holding a wooden stick; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A bald man smoking a cigarette in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A woman sitting on a couch in front of a radio; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting on a couch with his arms crossed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – Two women sitting on a bench next to a washing machine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – Three people sitting on a bus looking at something on the floor; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person with a glass of water; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man in a black shirt is cooking in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses and a mustache; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man sitting on top of a couch wearing glasses; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A statue of a man standing on top of a rock in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A man in a black leather jacket standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Meantime” (1983), directed by Mike Leigh – A group of people sitting in a living room next to each other; Wide shot, High angle