Free Cinema (TV 1986)

Survey of the British 'Free Cinema' movement, remarkable for the narrator's wit and clarity of vision.

Directors:

Lindsay Anderson, Jeremy McCracken

Writer:

Lindsay Anderson

Stars:

Lindsay Anderson

Cast

Credited cast:
Lindsay Anderson	...	Himself

Storyline

As part of British Film Year Thames Television asked three British film directors (Lindsay Anderson, Alan Parker and Richard Attenborough) to each make a documentary on British Cinema. Lindsay Anderson's programme looked at the history of 'Free Cinema' which, he argued, started with the work of Humphrey Jennings and ended with Britannia Hospital . Anderson used the programme as an opportunity to criticise British Film Year (which he disagreed with) but the documentary is also a passionate retrospective of the films of Anderson and his 'Free Cinema' colleagues.

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Plot Keywords:

free cinema | film history

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 March 1986 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thames Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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