# Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987)

> Two Bradford schoolgirls enter a volatile affair with a married man, exposing the comic, bleak, and morally tangled realities of working-class Yorkshire life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10892

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Alan Clarke
- Cast: Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan, Lesley Sharp, Kulvinder Ghir, Willie Ross, Danny O'Dea, Maureen Long
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091859/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, angry, depressing, arthouse film night, british cinema deep dive

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