Films that capture Britain between 88-94

[ska invita]

Just watched Bhaji on the Beach - a really sweet British film - but it was strange to see Britian in (in this case) 1993.

I'd love to see a few more films from this period but can't think of any. Can anyone think of some others?
(Not just films made at that time, but films that actually show some of the cultural landscape of the period)

I can think of a few more blatantly 80's films, but I guess what makes this period special is that, in my mind anyway, there was a distinct cultural shift from 88 onwards (thanks to all the drugs?) that ran through the early 90's. By late 90's things get slicker...

EDIT: just thought of one in "How to get ahead in advertising" 1989 - but ideally im looking for films with normal people and middle england (whatever that is) in them, as opposed to yuppies.

 

[laptop]

My beautiful laundrette is technically earlier than that...

Life is sweet.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

 

[chilango]

24 Hour Party People

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Trainspotting

 

[Kaka Tim]

Trainspotting

The quintessential film about 80s britain IMHO. The first time I'd seen anyhting on film or TV that accurately reflected the world i was living in.

Also - Riff Raff, Naked.

 

[Lisarocket]

I instantly thought of Rita, Sue and Bob too, but that was '86...

 

[butchersapron]

Riff Raff was pretty much my life when it was made:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100491/

edit: balls, mentioned already.

 

[Santino]

Got an essay to write?

 

[Kanda]

Human Traffic

 

[Gee]

Trainspotting was 96 i think and Human Traffic 98/99??

 

[Kanda]

Trainspotting was 96 i think and Human Traffic 98/99??

But they capture the late 80's/early 90's.

 

[Gee]

But they capture the late 80's/early 90's.

Yeah they do, sorry about that

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Human Traffic

Shittest film ever.

 

[no-no]

yep, walked out of that one

 

[Badgers]

No idea where you should even start looking for information about this?!?!?!?!

 

[ska invita]

No idea where you should even start looking for information about this?!?!?!?!

If you look up something in say 1988 on imdb and click on the year you can then narrow down a serch on the left handside "by country".

From there you can see everythign made in the UK in that year - but mainly its TV shows wo its hard to spot what really went on.

 

[Firky]

Debbie does Derby

 

[Giles]

When was "Brick is Beautiful" - it was a TV drama, that was around mid to late 1980s I think?

Giles..

 

[rollinder]

IMDB say 86 but has no info http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034298/

 

[brixtonvilla]

When was "Brick is Beautiful" - it was a TV drama, that was around mid to late 1980s I think?

Giles..

Fuck, had forgotten all about that.

*goes off to Google*