Set in the gray industrial town of Nottingham, Alan Sillitoe's novel SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING, with all of its bleak realism, is successfully adapted to the screen with a powerful performance by Albert Finney in his first starring role. Director Karel Reisz draws on his work in documentaries to give the film a sharp .. Read more
| Starring | Albert Finney, Shirley Ann Field, Hylda Baker, Rachel Roberts |
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| Director | Karel Reisz |
| Genres | Drama |
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Set in the gray industrial town of Nottingham, Alan Sillitoe's novel SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING, with all of its bleak realism, is successfully adapted to the screen with a powerful performance by Albert Finney in his first starring role. Director Karel Reisz draws on his work in documentaries to give the film a sharp eye for the look and feel of northern England. Arthur Seaton (Albert Finney) is an young man trapped in a mindless factory job, intrinsically rebelling, but without any focus to his anger. He spends his Saturday nights getting drunk and his Sunday mornings fishing. His affair with a married neighbor, Brenda (Rachel Roberts), seems to please him only for its risky illicitness. Their love scenes are controversial for the palpable expression of real sexual pleasure that Roberts shows in the role of an ordinary English housewife, and because of the fact that she receives, from a handsome younger man, the sexual fulfillment that her husband can not provide.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING, with it's mix of contemporary alienation, a fantastic jazz score, and a realistic atmosphere, resonates with Finney's charm and unexplainable rage at the world.
| Starring | Albert Finney, Shirley Ann Field, Hylda Baker, Rachel Roberts, Bryan Pringle, Norman Rossington |
|---|---|
| Director | Karel Reisz |
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1960 To Rent: DVD: 23 Mar 2009 Blu-ray: 23 Mar 2009 |
Startling when it emerged, this raw working-class melodrama, with its sharp detail and strong comedy asides, delighted the mass audience chiefly because of its strong central character thumbing his nose at authority. Matching the mood of the times, and di
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Abortion, alcoholism and lustful adultery
I really like this film. I?ve seen it a couple of times and could quite cheerfully sit through it again and again. It?s a first rate kitchen sink drama with ... read more »
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Kitchen sink classic.
A interesting peek into life before credit cards,buy now pay later,witherspoons and the throw away society.
Lead character very well played - and as ... read more »
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a life nolonger lived.....
Imagine seeing this at the cinema when it was released? Well its no longer a shocker but has a patina of a life nolonger lived. Gritty yes - well acted for sure... read more »
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
A British Gem! Loved this film. Albert Finney and Shirley Anne Field took me right back to my childhood days. The Raleigh factory in particular was almost ... read more »
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