"Actor: Anne Raitt"

• Bleak Moments | Blu Ray | (29/11/2021) from £16.66   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Sylvia (Anne Raitt) leads a quiet life caring for her sister Hilda (Sarah Stephenson) who has complex care needs. Their lonely suburban existence is accentuated by a social awkwardness that detaches them from the community and fuels a life of seclusion and despair. Released in 1971 to critical acclaim, Mike Leigh's debut feature film is a haunting study of social isolation. Uncompromising and deeply affecting, the film introduced Leigh's unique and highly influential natural style that he has continued to develop over a 50 year career. A true landmark in the history of British film Bleak Moments has been newly remastered by the BFI and is presented on Blu-ray for the very first time. Special Features Newly remastered by the BFI in 2K Extras TBC

• Bleak Moments | DVD | (03/04/2008) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bleak Moments is Mike Leigh's first feature film a haunting and disturbing study of a young woman's isolation in the late 1960's. Sylvia leads a very quiet life caring for her mentally ill sister Hilda but both the sister's urgent longing for companions is left thwarted as they are unable to interact with other people socially. Bleak Moments was first released in 1971 and is released for the first time on DVD here with a contemporary commentary by director Mike Leigh. Bleak Moments sits fittingly in Mike Leigh's cannon of work which include the award winning Secrets & Lies Naked and Life is Sweet.

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