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May 23, 2018 · These explosive films from around the globe embody the defiant, radical energy of the 1960s. “You say you want a revolution,” sang John Lennon in 1968. But the fact that The Beatles recorded both a hard-rocking version of ‘Revolution’ and a slower, shoo-wop variation summed up Lennon’s confusion.
- 10 great films about England’s radical history | BFI
Film collectives have often recorded radical history. Taken...
- 10 great films about England’s radical history | BFI
A decade of radical change - not least for British cinema. The beginning of the 1960s found a British cinema in transition. The giants of previous decades were mostly on the wane: Michael Powell made one dazzling film, Peeping Tom (1960), but suffered a ferocious critical mauling which shredded his reputation; Carol Reed had a huge hit - and ...
Apr 3, 2001 · One of the most radical films ever released has just been re-released in British cinemas. If . . . was first shown in the late 1960s and tells the harrowing story of a rebellious public...
- Winstanley (1975) Directors: Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo. The English civil war (1642-51) has provided fertile soil for film – especially genre fare, from folk horror and swashbuckling romances to a lysergic psycho-thriller (A Field in England, 2013).
- Days of Hope (1975) Director: Ken Loach. The working class is Ken Loach’s subject – like light for J.M.W. Turner or the family for Yasujiro Ozu. Sometimes his stories are fictions.
- Nightcleaners (1975) Director: Berwick Street Film Collective. Cleaners have often been at the forefront of the fight for better conditions at work – look at recent campaigns by cleaners at the Ministry of Justice and Kensington and Chelsea council.
- Pressure (1976) Director: Horace Ové. Pressure is often hailed as the first British feature by a black director, but it makes this list because of its serious treatment of the Black Power movement, most recently depicted in the Sky Atlantic series Guerrilla (2016) starring Idris Elba.
Sep 22, 2020 · From James Bond to the Beatles, madcap comedy to unsettling horror, social realism to psychedelia, the 1960s witnessed a major resurgence in the creative vitality and international appeal of British cinema.
Dec 19, 2018 · It’s a film about violent insurrection, fantasy and the rebellious and revolutionary nature of sex and love that represented an English interpretation of the wave of countercultural movements building throughout the world during the latter stages of the 1960s.
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These films, often characterized by their bold storytelling and unique visual styles, captured the essence of a changing Britain and left a lasting mark on the film industry. 106 users · 461 views