--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 5, 2006, at 4:27 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > -- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > > wrote: > > <snip> > > > It's a great one--haunting, really. And way ahead of its time, > > > considering its themes: out-of-wedlock pregnancy, a black lover, a > > > homosexual friend, abusive parents, etc. > > > > The Brits were way ahead of us on this sort of thing. > > > > There was a whole bunch of gritty British flicks > > featuring working-class characters that came out > > around that time. Several of them had been plays > > first--"Taste of Honey" was one. "Look Back in > > Anger" (Richard Burton, Claire Bloom) was another, > > as I recall. > > The scenes of him playing the trumpet are really memorable.
I'm not sure I ever saw that one. > > And "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" with Albert > > Finney--his second flick--and Rachel Roberts, with her > > great line, "I'll believe you, thousands wouldn't." > > > > Also "Room at the Top" with Lawrence Harvey and > > Simone Signoret. > > Haven't seen either of those two, but I'll keep an eye out, > especially for the first--sounds like my cup of tea. The young Albert Finney would be *any* woman's cup of tea, I should think! But he was already a fabulous actor; this movie made his career. His very next film was "Tom Jones." He and Roberts really clicked. And the *accents* are to die for; it's like eating a full meal just to listen to them talk. It's a bit more upbeat than some of the other gloomy dramas of that period. But you might also like A > Sunday in the Country, (maybe you've seen it already) a French film > that came out in 1984, which turns an ordinary Sunday visit into a > fascinating study of family dynamics. I've never seen anything > quite like it--beautifully made. Thanks for the recommend; I haven't seen it, but I'll put it on my list.
