Part of a loose trilogy of films directed by Lindsay Anderson, starting with If...., then this film, then Britannia Hospital. They're strange, playful films that bring to mind elements of the French New Wave. This one is 3-hour-long "journey of a man" epic in the vein of Little Big Man, Forrest Gump, or Being There, (Interesting to see how some of these movies feature characters with cognitive disabilities, painting them as a passive participant, a product of their times so that those times can be critiqued) but there's so much variety and unpredictability that it doesn't get dull. Lots of commentary on class and capitalism.
If you like this, try Zazie dans le Metro, a totally bonkers Louis Malle movie about an unsinkable girl loose on the streets of Paris.
an instant favourite. a film of such scale and ambition but which still manages to create memorable characters and an overarching message. fantastic surrealism. don't be put off by the 3 hour running time, it wouldn't be the film it is if it were shorter
A great satirical examination of Britain and the rampant capitalism ideal, McDowell is amazing a picaresque happy go lucky protagonist who, after 3 hours if love and death and war and religion, loses his smile. So subtle a commentary amongst the bombast, but we'll done and wonderfully scored by the Alan Price songbook
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elcid
Revolution is the opium of the intellectuals.senorroboto
Part of a loose trilogy of films directed by Lindsay Anderson, starting with If...., then this film, then Britannia Hospital. They're strange, playful films that bring to mind elements of the French New Wave. This one is 3-hour-long "journey of a man" epic in the vein of Little Big Man, Forrest Gump, or Being There, (Interesting to see how some of these movies feature characters with cognitive disabilities, painting them as a passive participant, a product of their times so that those times can be critiqued) but there's so much variety and unpredictability that it doesn't get dull. Lots of commentary on class and capitalism.If you like this, try Zazie dans le Metro, a totally bonkers Louis Malle movie about an unsinkable girl loose on the streets of Paris.
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an instant favourite. a film of such scale and ambition but which still manages to create memorable characters and an overarching message. fantastic surrealism. don't be put off by the 3 hour running time, it wouldn't be the film it is if it were shortergerryt
It goes almost on where If... ends. Same cast, same kind of humor...preferably watch those two close togetherCakeofSugar
"What's there to smile about?"A great satirical examination of Britain and the rampant capitalism ideal, McDowell is amazing a picaresque happy go lucky protagonist who, after 3 hours if love and death and war and religion, loses his smile. So subtle a commentary amongst the bombast, but we'll done and wonderfully scored by the Alan Price songbook