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Several stories set to the four seasons is where Mike Leigh went with Another Year -- a hard follow up act to follow in the eyes of those who can't think before the cheery go lucky portrait with Sally Hawkins. I kept thinking of Bergman's later films -- and was comforted like what a quilt would do by the on-screen couple of Ruth Sheen and Jim Broadbent: just a healthy, super supportive couple growing old together with a mutual respect for one another and those around them.

The characters in Mike Leigh's films linger on several hours after viewing - its a testament to a directing style that brings out the best of the actor and that never gets old.

Working on back to back Mike Leigh films must be like the back to school experience. You are surrounded by friends you made the year film before.

She got her start as a secondary player in All or Nothing (2002) and followed Marsan in Vera Drake, but in 2008, Leigh allowed Sally Hawkins to flourish in a role that showed her comedic and romantic muscles.

Following up with his supporting role in Leigh's Vera Drake, Eddie Marsan brings to the screen an honest portrayal of a possessive, isolated and deeply hurt man which he simply didn't get enough cred for.