The Cost of Living is a British physical theatre dance film made in 2004 by DV8 Films Ltd. and Channel 4. It is an adaptation of a stage production by DV8 Physical Theatre. Directed by Lloyd Newson, the founder of DV8 Physical Theatre, the film uses dance, dialogue and physical theatre to tell the story of two street performers and their interaction with other performers in Cromer, a seaside resort town, at the end of the summer season. The film has won a number of awards.
, 2h15 Directed byB. Subhash GenresDrama ThemesDance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films ActorsMithun Chakraborty, Rajesh Khanna, Om Puri, Om Shivpuri, Gita Siddharth, Karan Razdan Rating63% Anil (Mithun Chakraborty), a street performer and wedding singer, is scarred by the memory of the rich P.N. Oberoi (Om Shivpuri) beating his mother (Gita Siddharth) in an incident during his childhood. When David Brown, the manager (Om Puri) of current Indian disco is fed up of champion Sam (Karan Razdan) and looks for some new talent, he happens across Anil who is dance-walking down a street. Rebranded as 'Jimmy', the rising disco star must take the throne from Sam and win the heart of Rita (Kim Yashpal), Oberoi's daughter.