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I've been binging on British cinema these last couple of weeks, re-watching old favourites and catching up on a couple that I'd always meant to get to but never quite managed to.
What's everybody's favourites? I'll throw mine in later on, but for now I don't want to lead the witness, y'r honour.
I'll be bookmarking this thread and adding to it occasionally.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Get Carter Long Good Friday Kes Withnail and I Distant Voices, Still Lives Naked A Room for Romeo Brass Dead Man’s Shoes Hunger The Arbor Ratcatcher Nil by Mouth Sexy Beast Under the skin
More a TV director, but the late Alan Clarke made some brilliant films (Scum, The Firm, Elephant, Contact, Road)
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Best British Films on 19:12 - Sep 9 with 2402 views
The Ben Wheatley films Field In England and Sightseers have been mentioned. I'd say *any* Ben Wheatley film is worth checking out, especially Kill List. Worth watching that one with as little knowledge of what it's about as possible.
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(No subject) (n/t) on 04:13 - Sep 10 with 2155 views
I often check out Talking Pictures on 81 where there are often some classic British films. A few duds but the occasional gem. Saturday night & Sunday morning, Room at the top and films from that era are great cinema. My favourites that I can watch many times are: Local Hero, Zulu and of course Life of Brian but I wouldn't disagree with practically every film listed on this thread. From my impressionable youth: A night to remember Reach for the sky Sink the Bismarck Battle of the River Plate Ice cold in Alex
Recently we had a family wedding at The Dome in Worthing, where 'Wish you were here' was filmed. Another Film 4 favourite was a Lenny Henry film (can't remember the name - The chiropodist? edit: it was called 'Coast to Coast') but some classic soul music. And on that note, The Commitments!! What a great, funny film.
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Best British Films on 07:29 - Sep 10 with 2122 views
Lots of good stuff here, I’d add (hopefully not repeating too much):
My Beautiful Launderette The Long Good Friday This is England The Third Man Kes The Man in the White Suit Brief Encounter Any early Hitchcock made in the UK but especially The 39 Steps
And my favourite; Went The Day Well.
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Best British Films on 08:31 - Sep 10 with 2092 views
Lots of good stuff here, I’d add (hopefully not repeating too much):
My Beautiful Launderette The Long Good Friday This is England The Third Man Kes The Man in the White Suit Brief Encounter Any early Hitchcock made in the UK but especially The 39 Steps
And my favourite; Went The Day Well.
Oh Maggs! I love you! Went the Day Well one of my faves too. The Servant The Idol The Lodger The Lady Vanishes
Controversial: i was really looking forward to both Lock Stock and 4 Weddings. And thought both were dreadful. Although Love Actually is the worst British film ever made.
Bare bones.
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Best British Films on 09:10 - Sep 10 with 2059 views
Perhaps massively betraying my political biases but Brassed Off and Pride. A Thatcher idolising Tory I play rugby with even cried at the end of Pride.
And this bit in Brassed Off gives me chills every time
"This band behind me'll tell you that that trophy means more to me than owt else in the whole world. But they'd be wrong! Truth is, I THOUGHT it mattered. I thought that MUSIC mattered. But does it bollocks? Not compared to how people matter. Us winning this trophy won't mean bugger-all to most people. But us *refusing* it - like what we're going to do now - well, then it becomes news, doesn't it?
You see what I mean. That way, I'll not just be talking to myself, will I? Because over the last ten years, this bloody government has systematically destroyed an entire industry. OUR industry. And not just our industry - our communities, our homes, our lives. All in the name of "progress". And for a few lousy bob. I'll tell you something else you might not know, as well. A fortnight ago, this band's pit were closed - another thousand men lost their jobs. And that's not all they lost. Most of them lost the will to win a while ago. A few of them even lost the will to fight. But when it comes to losing the will to live, to breathe, the point is - if this lot were seals or whales, you'd all be up in bloody arms. But they're not, are they, no, no they're not. They're just ordinary common-or-garden honest, decent human beings. And not one of them with an ounce of bloody hope left. Oh aye, they can knock out a bloody good tune. But what the f*ck does that matter?
And now I'm going to take my boys out onto the town. Thank you."
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Best British Films on 09:14 - Sep 10 with 2056 views
Snatch has some memorable moments and This Years Love has one of the best lines in a film when Kathy Burke rolls over in bed in the morning after an encounter with something like "It's all right, mate. You've woken up with a fat bird. I'll get me coat.".
The grass is always greener.
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Best British Films on 09:22 - Sep 10 with 2050 views
Perhaps massively betraying my political biases but Brassed Off and Pride. A Thatcher idolising Tory I play rugby with even cried at the end of Pride.
And this bit in Brassed Off gives me chills every time
"This band behind me'll tell you that that trophy means more to me than owt else in the whole world. But they'd be wrong! Truth is, I THOUGHT it mattered. I thought that MUSIC mattered. But does it bollocks? Not compared to how people matter. Us winning this trophy won't mean bugger-all to most people. But us *refusing* it - like what we're going to do now - well, then it becomes news, doesn't it?
You see what I mean. That way, I'll not just be talking to myself, will I? Because over the last ten years, this bloody government has systematically destroyed an entire industry. OUR industry. And not just our industry - our communities, our homes, our lives. All in the name of "progress". And for a few lousy bob. I'll tell you something else you might not know, as well. A fortnight ago, this band's pit were closed - another thousand men lost their jobs. And that's not all they lost. Most of them lost the will to win a while ago. A few of them even lost the will to fight. But when it comes to losing the will to live, to breathe, the point is - if this lot were seals or whales, you'd all be up in bloody arms. But they're not, are they, no, no they're not. They're just ordinary common-or-garden honest, decent human beings. And not one of them with an ounce of bloody hope left. Oh aye, they can knock out a bloody good tune. But what the f*ck does that matter?
And now I'm going to take my boys out onto the town. Thank you."
Ah yes, Pride. I only saw it for the first time a couple of months ago and thought it was brilliant.
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Best British Films on 09:42 - Sep 10 with 2032 views
There are loads - I'm not sure how British a film has to be in order to be classified as British, but here are a few which might not all have been mentioned so far:
A Hard Day's Night Goldfinger From Russia with love Bridge over River Kwai Notting Hill 2001 A Space Odyssey 633 Squadron
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Best British Films on 10:24 - Sep 10 with 1989 views
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