Free Cinema details
| Format: | Ex DVD |
|---|---|
| Directors: | Karel Reisz, Lorenza Mazzetti, Tony Richardson, Lorenza Mazzetti / |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | BFI VIDEO |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
Free Cinema - Disc 1 |
Ex Disc 1 | |
Free Cinema - Disc 2 |
Ex Disc 2 | |
Free Cinema - Disc 3 |
Ex Disc 3 |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 7 hours 55 minutes |
|---|---|
| Rental release: | 13 Mar 2006 |
| Main languages: | English |
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An immensely valuable collection
By Savage (632 reviews) from London, England , 30 Jun 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
The blurb at the top explains what Free Cinema was better than I could, but what it fails to convey is the sheer, wondrous poetry of the pictures. The early work is the very best, from Lindsay Anderson's scathingly satirical 'O Dreamland', taking aim bourgeois entertainment in early fifties Margate (the animals sequences are particularly upsetting), to Lorenza Mazzetti's beautiful, touching 'Together', a portrait of a pair of deaf-mute friends in an often hostile East End (somewhat marred by the unnecessary melodrama of the ending).
My personal favourite is Goretta and Tanner's 'Nice work', a lovely, unpatronising little snapshot of one evening in the Piccadilly area of London. The poetry, democracy and verve on display here are well worth celebrating: in almost any other country these people (Anderson, Tony Richardson, Karel Reisz, et al) would be hailed as artistic heroes, revolutionising a previously pretty moribund form. Perhaps this excellent set will be the first step to that happening.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(5)gems
By blabla (68 reviews) from Sandy , 06 Dec 2007Disc 1 (O Dreamland, Nice Work, Together) was terrific, but Disc 2 (Lambeth Boys, Enginemen, Food for a Blush) was a pile of guff.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Nostalgia
By a customer from UK , 08 Nov 2007A great resource for old B&W social documentary. Stuff from the 40s-60s.
Makes one think of Saturday Night, Sunday Morning- Was this review helpful to you?
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windows to life in the 50's
By itstinks (681 reviews) from North of Reading , 14 Jun 2007Interesting look at aspects of daily life during the 50's and a chance to see some early work by Lindsay Anderson. These can also be seen on computers in the NFT as part of a massive collection of shorts free to view. Good viewing for what it is but obviously not too everyones taste.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Nostalgic joy
By Brian Faulkner from Bridgwater, England , 12 Jan 2007Like many others I'm sure, I viewed this collection to return to my youth. O Dreamland was such an eye opener. Everyone looked so...miserable. Was it really like that? What a joy though.- Was this review helpful to you?
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An immensely valuable collection
By Savage (632 reviews) from London, England , 30 Jun 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
The blurb at the top explains what Free Cinema was better than I could, but what it fails to convey is the sheer, wondrous poetry of the pictures. The early work is the very best, from Lindsay Anderson's scathingly satirical 'O Dreamland', taking aim bourgeois entertainment in early fifties Margate (the animals sequences are particularly upsetting), to Lorenza Mazzetti's beautiful, touching 'Together', a portrait of a pair of deaf-mute friends in an often hostile East End (somewhat marred by the unnecessary melodrama of the ending).
My personal favourite is Goretta and Tanner's 'Nice work', a lovely, unpatronising little snapshot of one evening in the Piccadilly area of London. The poetry, democracy and verve on display here are well worth celebrating: in almost any other country these people (Anderson, Tony Richardson, Karel Reisz, et al) would be hailed as artistic heroes, revolutionising a previously pretty moribund form. Perhaps this excellent set will be the first step to that happening.- Was this review helpful to you?
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