The director's view of the seventies seems to be brown, with the possible exception of the decorations at office Christmas party, Anne Smiley's dress and blood. Maybe there's a symbolism there. Maybe not. But what a drab, horrible universe the film-makers created for us with virtually everything of the human spirit sucked out of living. Can the Seventies have been that soul-destroying? Maybe. After all the decade ended with Thatcher's election victory.
Following a Google trail at the end of the movie I was sad to learn that the co-writer, Bridget O'Connor died before the movie was released. She was 49 years old, clearly hugely talented.
