The London Nobody Knows (1969) - off-the-beaten-track views of London

[editor]

Cracking 45 minute film this

The London Nobody Knows (1969)
A glimpse at the off-the-beaten-track of England's capital city in the late 1960s, The London Nobody Knows (1967), stands in stark contrast to the international glamorous image of London as a center of innovation and art in the Swinging Sixties. Narrator James Mason—dapper and serious, wielding an umbrella—wanders through the crumbling relics of abandoned, once-grand theaters, speaks to the poor and indigent at a Salvation Army hostel, and takes us into the Holborn public lavatory that once boasted live goldfish in tanks to look at while urinating. "These fish don't live here now, of course," Mason comments off-handedly, gesturing with his brolly. "We just popped them in by way of illustration."
Bob Stanley on The London Nobody Knows

 

[telbert]

Bought this about 10 years ago after hearing a review of it on the Robert Elms show. Fucking brilliant film. Think im gonna dig it out now and watch it again. Cheers Ed.

 

[oryx]

Bought this about 10 years ago after hearing a review of it on the Robert Elms show. Fucking brilliant film. Think im gonna dig it out now and watch it again. Cheers Ed.

Same here, I think also off Robert Elms's recommendation. It's a brilliant film.

 

[Orang Utan]

Is that the one with the egg factory?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I have this dvd dvd from back when I was a dvd reviewer. A surprisingly entertaining disc to come through my letterbox. I think it came with a much more boring film about a bicycle tour of London, or something about a bike anyway.
I just love masons narration.

 

[skyscraper101]

*bookmarks for later*

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Cracking 45 minute film this

I have this on DVD. Found a copy years ago when on Lovefilm and copied it. It's brilliant.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I have this dvd dvd from back when I was a dvd reviewer. A surprisingly entertaining disc to come through my letterbox. I think it came with a much more boring film about a bicycle tour of London, or something about a bike anyway.
I just love masons narration.

Les Bicyclettes De Belsize - follows a pretty girl riding her bike around....dull

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I also love a film called The Optimists of Nine Elms from around that time.

"A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life."

 

[Ground Elder]

Found a copy years ago when on Lovefilm and copied it

It was on my Lovefilm list for years, but never turned up

The Optimists Of Nine Elms is fantastic More here

 

[Nanker Phelge]

It was on my Lovefilm list for years, but never turned up

The Optimists Of Nine Elms is fantastic More here

'That's a rude word, use your handkerchief'

 

[twentythreedom]

I have this dvd dvd from back when I was a dvd reviewer

 

[ska invita]

There's a book version too iirc (London nobody knows that is)

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Les Bicyclettes De Belsize - follows a pretty girl riding her bike around....dull

Ha, no wonder I don't remember it.

 

[ska invita]

And the Robinson films....Robinson in Space? I forget now.

Supposedly the new Yardie film does a great job of recreating 80s London.... Curious too see it for that.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

I beseech you to watch this

 

[Puddy_Tat]

just a bump - this comes round on talking pictures tv now and then - it's currently on their 'encore' (online or red button if you've got the right sort of telly) but only for the rest of today

 

[Puddy_Tat]

just noticed that talking pictures TV (channel 82 here but may vary) have it again this evening (in a few minutes - 7.05 pm) - but will probably be on encore / red button for a week or so