Directed by:
Tony RichardsonScreenplay:
Alan SillitoeCinematography:
Walter LassallyComposer:
John AddisonCast:
Tom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, Joe Robinson, Alec McCowen, James Bolam, James Fox, Frank Finlay, John Thaw, Ray Austin, Peter Madden, Charles DyerVOD (1)
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This is the seminal British New Wave film, its anti-establishment energy and gritty realism centred on the irresistible working-class hero Arthur Seaton, played by Albert Finney; unashamedly amoral, he spends his days in the factory, evenings in the pub and nights in the arms of a married woman. (British Film Institute (BFI))
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The boredom of the langorous viewer. The social slant isn’t uninteresting, but excruciatingly slow-moving. The running offenders are excellent, but rather too side-lined. That feeling when you overcome pain, stiff legs and yourself, you clean your head, you start running above your abilities and begin to enjoy yourself at last... All this is there, but it’s ruined by the background music. Jazz is about as suitable here as a brass band for one of Bay’s blockbusters. The finale and primarily Tom Courtenay massively improve the overall impression, so in the end I was (slightly) content.
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