Mild And Bitter (1999) - Details


A short film by Bill Britten featuring Jason Isaacs. A group of men in search of a fine pint stumble upon a misnamed 'tavern'.. It's based on the moving and evocative short story 'Many are Disappointed' by V.S. Pritchett. The original story heralded the start of the New Realism - a shift from grandiloquent prose and self celebrating style to telling observation and exact portrayal of acute emotion in everyday life.

Running Time

13m 21s