I'm going to submit 'The Winslow Boy' as a good settle-down-and-watch-something-on-a-weekend-afternoon film.
Top Black and White British Films
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DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
Passport To Pimlico is currently available on Amazon Prime
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Theres something called Mr Perrin & Mr Traill on talking Pictures tonight...in googling it I found it as available to watch for free on BFI player - turns out they have a big free section. Collections
This bit seems to pull together the B&W films Forgotten Features
This bit seems to pull together the B&W films Forgotten Features
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Just watched this - on AyePlayer till Thursday
BBC iPlayer - Whisky Galore!
a couple of interesting scottish accents, but a great fun anti-authoritarian Ealing comedy
really enjoyable
Whisky Galore!, review
I wonder if there are more british films about beachcombing/local piracy...its a good topic
BBC iPlayer - Whisky Galore!
a couple of interesting scottish accents, but a great fun anti-authoritarian Ealing comedy
really enjoyable
Whisky Galore!, review
I wonder if there are more british films about beachcombing/local piracy...its a good topic
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rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Just watching I was Monty's Double
Cracking stuff
Cracking stuff
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Looked it up just now, true story supposedly.
On iPlayer till Tuesday, might give it a try tomorrow
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Based on truth anyway.
And it stars the actor who did impersonate him. As well as the obligatory Kenneth More
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Books, not bombs
passport to pimlico, kind hearts and coronets and whiskey galore all released simultaneously 70 years ago and all crackershttps://i.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/passport-pimlico-70-razor-sharp-satire-post-war-britain/
Currently settling down to league of gentlemen
On talking pictures TV which show many great films.
Currently settling down to league of gentlemen
On talking pictures TV which show many great films.
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Books, not bombs
Kind hearts is 70 this week; one of the greatest ever films?
Why Kind Hearts and Coronets is the greatest British comedy ever
Why Kind Hearts and Coronets is the greatest British comedy ever
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
not-bono-ever
meh
Just watched this - on AyePlayer till Thursday
BBC iPlayer - Whisky Galore!
a couple of interesting scottish accents, but a great fun anti-authoritarian Ealing comedy
really enjoyable
Whisky Galore!, review
I wonder if there are more british films about beachcombing/local piracy...its a good topic
iplayer has on the man in the white suit and in which we serve atm- both classic but very different .obvs local hero is about beachcombing i suppose but isnt black and white
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Life For Ruth (1962) - This is well worth a watch, it's about a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses who refuse to allow a blood transfusion for their daughter after she's badly injured. Patrick McGoohan as the doctor involved with the case. Directed by Basil Dearden
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Books, not bombs
A little suspense and drama, a cheeky crook, Peter Cushing, a low budget Hammer film, a charming little number; Cash On Demand
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watched this last night - The Cruel Sea 1953
"Classic documentary-style account of the trials of a British warship during World War II. "
16 days left on iplayer
www.bbc.co.uk
On balance its really very good: yes there's a lot of standard stiff upper lip stock characters, too much screen time for the officer class compared to those below, but its presentation of war is continuously bleak, and manages to touch on lots of the issues that war brings up. And at times it even gets a bit Italian neo-realist in its depictions, particularly on the core working boat action. Strong film, if you like a boat film I think its a must.
has some cool posters
Features on this list
"Classic documentary-style account of the trials of a British warship during World War II. "
16 days left on iplayer
BBC Two - The Cruel Sea
A captain (Jack Hawkins) is haunted by the loss of his past vessel and seeks revenge.
On balance its really very good: yes there's a lot of standard stiff upper lip stock characters, too much screen time for the officer class compared to those below, but its presentation of war is continuously bleak, and manages to touch on lots of the issues that war brings up. And at times it even gets a bit Italian neo-realist in its depictions, particularly on the core working boat action. Strong film, if you like a boat film I think its a must.
has some cool posters
Features on this list
10 great battleship and war-at-sea films
Battleships, submarines and sea warfare are the co-ordinates of this list, in celebration of the re-release of one of the great, forgotten British war films.
www.bfi.org.uk
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Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Repulsion is on AmazonPrime at the moment
Watched it a couple of weeks back
en.wikipedia.org
Polanski, though
Watched it a couple of weeks back
Repulsion (film) - Wikipedia
Polanski, though
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i've heard of this by name but didnt know the themes. The fact is by Polanski doesnt bother me (he's far from a unique case), but couple that with what this film is about....dodge. " It stars Catherine Deneuve as a young, withdrawn woman who finds sexual advances repulsive and after she is left alone in her apartment, becomes even more isolated and detached from reality. "Repulsion is on AmazonPrime at the moment
Watched it a couple of weeks back
Repulsion (film) - Wikipedia
Polanski, though
Reno
The In Kraut
Maybe watch it before deciding it is dodge ?
If you liked that try to find The Man Who Never Was.
A film in the same vein, WW2 deception espionage, about Operation Mincemeat.
Excellent.
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watching a film by someone who coaxes underage girls into having sex with him making a film about how the lead character is frigid and not forthcoming to sexual advances? I'll survive without watching it, whatever its merits.
(ive read the wiki, i get the deeper issues)
Reno
The In Kraut
Then don’t watch it but also don’t judge it and let’s us all know what a superior human being you are as a result of not watching it. That’s the Mary Whitehouse approach to film appreciation.
Its a movie about a mentally ill woman going through a severe emotional breakdown, hinted at to be the result of childhood sexual abuse. It’s not a film about a virgin who refuses to give it up. It may be of its time and its not the most nuanced film about mental illness, but it’s among the first movies which dealt with mental illness and it’s sympathetic towards its troubled lead character. The entire film is from her POV, making us understand how she experiences the world. To conflate what Repulsion is about with that Polanski would do in his personal life many years later because of a brief synopsis doesn’t cut it.
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Books, not bombs
Repulsion is on AmazonPrime at the moment
Watched it a couple of weeks back
Repulsion (film) - Wikipedia
Polanski, though
"Polanksi, though" but Amazon Primes ok?
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calm down reno. Im not saying ban it. i read what its about, and im not acting superior:I dont watch a lot of films anymore, maybe watched three films last year? ive watched enough for a life time already. So when i do occasionally sit down to watch something im going to choose something that appeals to me. This has put me off already.
(eta: will be watching some films this year though by the looks of things)
Reno
The In Kraut
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
I AM PERFECTLY CALM !!!
#lockdownrage
sunnysidedown
caput mortuum
The Servant (1963)
Just watched this on MUBI last night (they are doing 3 months for £1). A surprisingly tense psychological film with James Fox & Dirk Bogarde.
Just watched this on MUBI last night (they are doing 3 months for £1). A surprisingly tense psychological film with James Fox & Dirk Bogarde.
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The Servant (1963)
Just watched this on MUBI last night (they are doing 3 months for £1). A surprisingly tense psychological film with James Fox & Dirk Bogarde.
sounds promising
