SPARKLE

Happiness is an art. But screwing up is a science.

SPARKLE is a comedy drama starring Bob Hoskins, Stockard Channing, Anthony Head, Lesley Manville, Shaun Evans and Amanda Ryan, written and directed by Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger. The film, financed by Isle of Man Film, Baker Street, UK Film Council, North West Vision and Media and BBC Films, was released in 2007 by Vertigo and is sold internationally by Bankside.

• "marvellous...a delicate daisy chain of unexpected sex and East London manners...a subtle joy. Channing (gives) a magical performance steeped in wit and melancholy...A scene where Kate asks her unwitting new lover for the whereabouts of aspirin in her mother's kitchen is genius. A bitter-sweet joy." - Times
• "one of Bob Hoskins' best performances in years" - The Independent
• "wow! It reels you in and you're hooked" - Baz Bamiboye, Mail
• "Crackling with wry wit and bittersweet wisdom, Sparkle dazzles on all finely tuned levels...another talented triumph, another little gem from Hunter and Hunsinger" - Film Review
• "an intelligent, understated piece of drama. Sparkle is a superior reminder that there's still finesse to be found in British film's indie sector." - Uncut