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Set in post-nuclear-holocaust England, where a handful of bizarre characters struggle on with their lives in the ruins, amongst endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery and brick, muddy plains, ...( read more 
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MCT:September 2, 2008If you see this based upon my recommendation, you may hate me. But you may find it somehow liberating. Mom has never been as playful after seeing a movie as she was after this. It's nonsense, but it won me over.
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MCT:August 11, 2008
The fear of mutating into a small apartment, in a world where building is forbidden!
One of the oddest things Ive ever seen. Richard Lester must have an impressive budget for this. All the sets are ruins, but they are amazing ruins, cathedrals submerged in water, ecalaters to nowhere...a bedsitting room in the middle of the desert.
At some point in the past England lost WW3, the shortest and most nucelar of wars, which has left Englands survivng population of about 20 or so completely, if not near completely insane. Those that are not insane, like Dudley more in his ballon powered police car, forbidding people from any kind of re-construction (less the attacks be re-provoked), well these other people are suffering bizzare mutations..mostly into furniture.
After a Lord transforms, slowly and hilarously into a full on bed sitting room, others begin mutating, into Cabinents and parrots.
The life of a pregnant girl and her family who have been living on the subway (riding in perpetual circles), who decide to go back to the surface world, coincides with the story of our Lord the bed sitting room, which represents a real problem...not only is the man an object, hes the first new building, and sign of civilization in years. When he asks a doctor what he should do about it, "My advice, charge 20 quid rent, be mindful of drafts".
Hijinks ensue, and though bleak at times (a few shades light of a dead baby joke), Richard Lester's madcap "The Bed Sitting Room", is one of those odd, clever, allegorical comedies, that's just too smart for it's own good. Too political and absurd in it's time, to have been properly appreciated. For people who like Monty Python, Alejandro Jodorowsky, or Steven Soderbergs "Schizopolis", of whom Richard Lester is the driving influence, this is the only post-apaca-slapstick comedy you need to watch. -
MCT:June 30, 2008If Monty Python / Frederico Fellini joined forces...it might have looked / felt something like this high concept, but seemingly low budget film.
Full of interesting ideas, clever social / political satire and surreal imagery. All of which is very weakly strong together to form a (somewhat) singular story line.
Staring lot's of great British character actors and some (pre-fame) big names as well.
Enjoyable, but a little slow at times.
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