Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson
Synopsis
A documentary about the history of the Free Cinema movement, made by one of it's greatest proponents, Lindsay Anderson, to commemorate British Film Year in 1985. Produced by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill. Unlike Richard Attenborough's celebratory episode of the same series, or Alan Parker's more aggressive show, which was balanced between celebrating the greats and attacking Parker's bugbears, Greenaway and Jarman and the BFI, Anderson's show accentuates the negative, painting an image of a British cinema in terminal artistic decline and trashing the ambitions and approach of British Film Year itself. It's mordantly funny and very savage.
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- Director
- Lindsay Anderson
- Original Title
- Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 54m
- Production Studios
- Thames
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Lindsay Anderson
Department Leadership Roster
Lindsay Anderson
Director
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A documentary about the history of the Free Cinema movement, made by one of it's greatest proponents, Lindsay Anderson, to commemorate British Film Year in 1985. Produced by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill. Unlike Richard Attenborough's celebratory episode of the same series, or Alan Parker's more aggressive show, which was balanced between celebrating the greats and attacking Parker's bugbears, Greenaway and Jarman and the BFI, Anderson's show accentuates the negative, painting an image of a British cinema in terminal artistic decline and trashing the ambitions and approach of British Film Year itself. It's mordantly funny and very savage.
Who directed Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson?
Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson was directed by Lindsay Anderson.
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When was Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson released and how long is it?
Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson was released in 1985 with a total runtime of 54m.