Films you've watched recently.

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'Smashing Time' 1967. Satirical comedy with Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave. Perfect send up.

Morgan,A Sutable Case for Treatment had its moments too.

 

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Up the Junction sums up no holds barred London in the 60’s.

The book certainly did.Film wasn't bad either,

 

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The book certainly did.Film wasn't bad either,

Not about 'Swinging London' but one of Ken Loach's early successes.

 

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Not about 'Swinging London' but one of Ken Loach's early successes.

Along with the later Poor Cow of course.Nell Dunn's book (as was KL's film) was certainly about life in Batersea among the W/C during the 60'srather than the swinging jetset.

 

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Along with the later Poor Cow of course.Nell Dunn's book (as was KL's film) was certainly about life in Batersea among the W/C during the 60'srather than the swinging jetset.

And Loach's ''Cathy come home' for Bbc television. A complete contrast to swinging London.

 

[BALDY]

"Poor Cow" excellent "Up The Junction" Daft plot.

 

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"Poor Cow" excellent "Up The Junction" Daft plot.

IIRC Up the Junction was originally made as a TV film but somehow got a cinema release.It's plot ,as I suggested ,is pretty similar to Nell Dunn's original novel.

 

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IIRC Up the Junction was originally made as a TV film but somehow got a cinema release.It's plot ,as I suggested ,is pretty similar to Nell Dunn's original novel.

The Ken Loach version in 1965 appeared in the BBC Wednesday play series and caused a lot of controversy over the back street abortion issue. The film version made in 1968 is very different from the documentsry style of its predecessor. Incidentally, I have a box set of Loach's BBC output, which includes UTJ, Cathy and Days of Hope among others and is well worth acquiring. .

 

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The Ken Loach version in 1965 appeared in the BBC Wednesday play series and caused a lot of controversy over the back street abortion issue. The film version made in 1968 is very different from the documentsry style of its predecessor. Incidentally, I have a box set of Loach's BBC output, which includes UTJ, Cathy and Days of Hope among others and is well worth acquiring. .

I have a similar box set of Ken Loach's BBC stuff. (plus another one of his cinema films).

 

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IIRC Up the Junction was originally made as a TV film but somehow got a cinema release.It's plot ,as I suggested ,is pretty similar to Nell Dunn's original novel.

It appears from the BBC Collection that Up the Junction only got a 1965 BBC tv release while Poor Cow is credited as Ken Loach's first cinema film.

 

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It appears from the BBC Collection that Up the Junction only got a 1965 BBC tv release while Poor Cow is credited as Ken Loach's first cinema film.

Yes. The cinema film of UTJ was not directed by Loach. PC was another Nell Dunn opus.

 

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Yes. The cinema film of UTJ was not directed by Loach. PC was another Nell Dunn opus.

Yeah saw that from the booklet .Also starred Carol White,who wasthe lead in Up the Junction.

 

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When you look at the British films of the 60's (some of the British New Wave-some not) the dance scenes (+ the 5th rate music-Lord knows where they found it!) looks so very dated.

On a totally different front................https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?&q=Wholly+Communion&&mid=D1AB142B1A6257A0B521D1AB142B1A6257A0B521&&FORM=VRDGAR

 

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Yeah saw that from the booklet .Also starred Carol White,who wasthe lead in Up the Junction.

And of course the lead in Ken Loach's siperb Cathy come Hpme.
So quite the muse in KL's early work

 

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And of course the lead in Ken Loach's siperb Cathy come Hpme.
So quite the muse in KL's early work

Shame that her career fizzled out so early, seemed like she would be up there with Julie Christie in the late 60s.

 

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Ms Baldy and I went to the cinema yesterday and we saw this super B and W arthouse film (a new release). "There's Still Tomorrow"

 

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Just when you thought this thread had died Ms Baldy and I went to the cinema!
"Blackbird, Blackbird, Blueberry" is a film made in Georgia (formerly part of Russia).

We gritted our teeth and suffered this film until the end!!

 

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We're off to see Polanksk's The Palace on Wed.Only got 1 star in the Grauniad but what do they know?See our very own John Cleese is in it too!

 

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We're off to see Polanksk's The Palace on Wed.Only got 1 star in the Grauniad but what do they know?See our very own John Cleese is in it too!

I hope that you enjoy it I have seen Pol's "Knife In The Water" and the brilliant "Oliver Twist" and the fabulous "Repulsion"

 

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I hope that you enjoy it I have seen Pol's "Knife In The Water" and the brilliant "Oliver Twist" and the fabulous "Repulsion

Loved all the fiilms of his I've seen ,including the ones you mention.Suspect this one might be a bit "iffy" though.Notice the 7 months old review was from the Venice Festival ,so imagine it didn't get a general release in the UK.Shame,.