Films I added to Flixster

A classic kitchen sink drama, though not as well known as similar films of the period.
The Leather Boys tells the story of two people who marry too young, and discoverer they don't really know each other.
As the couple begin to drift apart, Reggie turns to his pal and begins to find out who he really is.
Features great acting from the 3 leads (Campbell, Tushingham and Sutton), and was ahead of it's time due to the fact it features homosexuality.
Overall if you like films from this period this is a must see.

Ok, this is very silly and wacky yet I found myself really liking it!
This is a great satire on Swinging 60s London. Lynn Redgrave and Rita Tushingham play two girls from the North of England determined to make it big in swinging London. What follows is a series of crazy situations as the unlikely pair do find fame only to realize it's not really worth it.
This film is so kitsch, with songs to match ("I can't sing but I'm young!"). If you love 60s style then your bound to like this, but this is not one to be taken seriously and overall is just a fun piece of nostalgia.

You can't deny that the acting is good but otherwise this is just an average tale about a dysfuntional family.

Brilliant concert DVD from Morrissey. The fact that it is in his hometown and on his birthday just makes it even more special.

A delightful short from Agnes Varda featuring Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.

The Smiths. The greatest band of the 80s, possibly the greatest band of all time, and this proves it. Here we have 13 videos from them, consisting of the few promo videos they made and some of their best known live performances. We also have 3 videos directed by Derek Jarman (The Queen Is Dead, Panic and There Is A Light That Never Goes Out). Any Smiths fans , or music fan for that matter should watch this.

A collection of Morrissey's early solo videos plus footage of fans at Morrissey's first solo gig in Wolverhampton, 1988.
All the classic early videos are here, including Suedehead, Everyday is Like Sunday and Ouija Board, Ouija Board featuring Joan Sims and Kathy Burke! The fan footage is also amazing.

A briiliant concert from Morrissey, from the Kill Uncle tour of 1991. Morrissey gigs are certainly wild affairs and this proves it.

A collection of Morrissey videos from 1991-1992, including Certain People I Know, We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful and You're The One For Me Fatty :P

Another brilliant concert video form Morrissey, this time from the Boxers tour of 1995.

Compilation of Morrissey videos 1988-1995.

A brilliant documentary on former Smiths singer Morrissey.

Makes me wish I lived in early 60's Paris.

Teen Kanya originally consists of three stories. This version I am viewing contains two of the stories (due to subtitles not being finished and to budget constraints).
The first story is "Postmaster" and tells the story of a young man coming to work as a postmaster in an isolated village. The only companion he has is the small girl who has been ordered to work for him and do as he says, yet instead they form a friendship and in return he teaches her to read and write. However after a case of malaria he leaves the village leaving the girl heartbroken.
The second tale is "Samapti" and is defiantly the better of the two. Again this is about a young man, but this time the man is coming home after his exams to a mother who is desperate for him to marry. Not taking to the suitor lined up for him he marries the local tomboy but it truns out that marraige is not what she wanted. The second story has some very funny moments, even slapstick at times. It succesfully blends comedy and drama.
Overall a decent film from Ray.

Ledic was a small Czech mining village which the Nazis invaded. "Silent Village" is a tribute to the people of Ledic. Half documentary, half re-enactment, "Silent Village" takes the events from Ledic and shows what would happen if the same happened in the small Welsh mining village of Cwmgiedd.
The film shows life before and during the Nazi take over. At first we just see everyday life such as, the men at work mining, the women shopping and the children at school. But once the Nazis arrive everything changes. A car with a loud speaker on top drives round the village shouting out the orders, "Achtung, Achtung!" , and the consequences of anybody who will not obey these orders.
We soon see a group of miners plotting against this new regime only to be caught and shot. A second attempt is successful, but again the villagers responsible are dealt with. Eventually the Nazis burn down the village and decide the fate of the people.
A short put powerful film and a reminder of the horrors of war.

"Words For Battle" is an 8 min propaganda piece by the influential British director Humphrey Jennings. The film was intended as inspiration and a morale booster for the British public during World War 2. The film consists of seven pieces of text read by Laurence Olivier. The texts include pieces by William Blake, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln. While this is happening, we are presented with documentary footage of Britons during the blitz etc.
This is a fine short which no doubt served it's purpose. The images are often memorable and meaningful, especially with Mr Olivier?s powerful voiceover.

Of all the Humphrey Jennings films I've seen so far this one may well be my favourite. "A Diary For Timothy" traces the final days of the War. This is told through the form of a visual diary for the newly born Timothy James Jenkins. Like the earlier "Words For Battle" we have a fine British actor of the day as the voiceover, this time being Michael Redgrave. Redgrave tells of the final days of the war through the eyes of ordinary people such as the miner, the train driver and the injured airmen. We are shown how as the war is drawing to a close things are getting back to normal, mines and barbed wire can be removed from the beaches, the home guard is no longer needed and blackout regulations no longer need to be so strict.
At the end of the film we told that even though the war is over there will still be problems ahead for the young Timothy. This really is a great snapshot of Britain at the time and again leaves you thinking. Highly recommended if you get the chance to see it.

The first film in Ray's Calcutta Trilogy, about a young trying to cope in a city with Political unrest.
This is an overlooked classic by Ray, and one of my favourite's of his so far. The techniques used such as negative images, jump cuts and some brilliant dream sequences make it very similar to French new wave.

Alain Resnais short film about the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Resnais uses fast moving camera shots through corridors and around corners which he would also later use in Last Year In Marienbad.
Also look out for Agnes Varda who features in a few scenes as an extra.

Three extraordinary tales charting the life of a homosexual man. The first segment is "Children". We are introduced to Robert Tucker at his school, which for him is a violent enviroment. We find out his home life is not much better. In the second segment, "Madonna and Child", Robert is now a middle aged man. Still living with his now elderly mother and working in an office he has to deal with his longing for love. The final segment, "Death and Transfiguration", sees Robert as an elderly man on his deathbed reflecting his life.
The Terence Davies Trilogy is very bleak and depressing, not only due to the subject matter but the B&W photography and the Liverpool surroundings. Yet despite it is an unsung British classic.