Career Girls

Career Girls (87 min., USA, 1997)
*** Linda Duchin of October Films as Guest Presenter! ***

CAREER GIRLS, Mike Leigh's latest film, is a funny and poignant story of friendship, youth, love and memories, starring Katrin Cartlidge (NAKED, BREAKING THE WAVES) and newcomer Lynda Steadman.

Filmed with Leigh's by-now patented blend of verbal, visual and behavioral comedy, CAREER GIRLS is set in London over a weekend, and follows Hannah (Cartlidge) and Annie (Steadman), as they catch up and reflect on the early days of their friendship. We see flashbacks of their lives in the mid-80s which is full of the usual mischief, jealousies and heartbreak that comes with youth. It is through these memories, and a few chance encounters over the weekend with both old and new acquaintances, that we come to see how they've changed, yet find that their close bond remains, and even deepens.

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