British New Wave Cinema: Search & Destroy

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I know we've done this: Tony Richardson
but what about the British New Wave--"Angry Young Men" and all?

I ask because last weekend I decided to do a little rental research for the 60s poll (It's The All New Nominations & Rules Thread For The ILX Top 100 Films of The 1960s Poll!) so I picked up "The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner" and "Billy Liar." Both were really great (and Jesus H. Christ was Julie Christie hot in the latter flick). Aside from a few Richard Lester films ("A Hard Day's Night" & "How I Won The War" are especially search-worthy), Richardson's "Tom Jones" (which is enjoyable but lightweight), and Stanley Donen's wonderful Brit two-fer of "Bedazzled" & "Two For The Road" (which-like Dick Lester-slide in by proxy), I haven't seen anything else from the movement.

What say you, ILF?

― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 10 November 2005 23:30 (twenty years ago)

"a taste of honey" is one of my favorite films. "look back in anger" is a good early one.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 11 November 2005 06:01 (twenty years ago)

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
Morgan (comedy)
Sporting Life(Reisz)
The Criminal aka The Concrete Jungle
The Servant (Losey)
Room at the Top (Clayton)

― steve ketchup, Friday, 11 November 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

D: The Knack (and How to Get It)

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 11 November 2005 16:28 (twenty years ago)

oh yeah two for the road is awesome.

― kyle (akmonday), Saturday, 12 November 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

No it isn't.

― k/l (Ken L), Saturday, 12 November 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

This Sporting Life was directed by Lindsay Anderson, not Karel Reisz.

Also Recommended :

Accident
Darling

― David N (David N.), Monday, 14 November 2005 00:24 (twenty years ago)

"This Sporting Life was directed by Lindsay Anderson . . "

D'oh! I knew that. Sorry.

Accident is great!

― steve ketchup, Friday, 18 November 2005 03:00 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

So Doinel, I should go see "How I Won The War" at BAM Rose on Lennon's death anniv? I see the critical response seems generally meh, and I don't see specifics on any US DVD release.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 16:44 (twenty years ago)

I thought it was pretty bad, Morbius.

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

'kay. I want to see it at some point -- not crazy about the non-Beatles Lester I've seen -- but I wondered if it had major bigscreen qualities. I do have a library DVD of Forum waiting.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

I liked it. It's kind of a very British take on Catch-22 with a lot of dialogue to the 4th wall. However, (SPOILER) Gripweed's (Lennon) death is very, very ironic in hindsight (He's running through a field and gets his legs blown out from under him. He turns to the camera and says, "Ah, you knew it was gonna happen!")

― General Doinel (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 6 December 2005 21:42 (twenty years ago)

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