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Bill Douglas Trilogy
Douglas' magnificent award-winning Trilogy is the product of an assured, formidable artistic vision. These are some of the most compelling films about childhood ever made. The films narrative is largely autobiographical, following Jamie - eight years old when we first meet him - as he grows up in a poverty-stricken mining .. Read more
| Starring | Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Bernard McKenna |
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| Director | Bill Douglas |
| Genres | Drama |
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Bill Douglas Trilogy
Douglas' magnificent award-winning Trilogy is the product of an assured, formidable artistic vision. These are some of the most compelling films about childhood ever made. The films narrative is largely autobiographical, following Jamie - eight years old when we first meet him - as he grows up in a poverty-stricken mining village in post-war Scotland. These are brutal surroundings, and Jamie is subject to hardship and rejection, at the mercy of the relatives and neighbours responsible for his welfare. Through these films we see Jamie grow from child to adolescent; angry, bewildered, and violent, yet playful, affectionate, and full of imagination.
| Starring | Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Bernard McKenna, Paul Kermack |
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| Director | Bill Douglas |
| Studio | BFI DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 55 mins Blu-ray: 1 min Watch now: 46 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English Watch Online: English |
| Released | DVD: 23 Jun 2008 Blu-ray: 27 Jul 2009 Watch now: 19 Jun 2009 Production year: 1972 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
Bill Douglas Trilogy
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A bleak, almost physically painful picture, distilled from the bitter memories of one of this country's most original talents... This trilogy will come to be regarded not just as a milestone, but as one of the heroic achievements of the British Cinema
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No films about childhood have been made that are superior to these, nor will there ever be
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21 out of 22 people found this review helpful
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This is like watching old jerky film footage of the War for 2.5 hours. Couldnt bear sticking with it, had to turn it off
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A scottish cinematic great
I remember seeing the first film on tv over 20 years ago and it had left such an amazing impression that I have been more or less waiting for that amount of time for this chance to watch them all. These are masterly portraits where the beauty of the shots does not detract from the harshness of the lives being shown. The biggest sadness is there are so few films that he made and the chance to have to really put Scottish cinema on the map at the level of Japanese greats such as Ozu.
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Douglas's magnificent, award-winning Trilogy is the product of an assured, formidable artistic vision. These are some of the most compelling films about childhood ever made. Presented here in a High-Definition restoration, the Trilogy follows Jamie (played with heart-breaking conviction by Stephen ...
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