Room At The Top-1959

Room at the Top is a 1959 British film based on the novel of the same name by John Braine. The novel was adapted by Neil Paterson with uncredited work by Mordecai Richler. It was directed by Jack Clayton. Jack Clayton’s Room at the Top (1959) was the film that launched the Kitchen Sink cinema [...]

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Kind Hearts And Coronets-1949

This film is a satire on diehard class system in England and it goes like this: if you are next in line to a duke’s coronet your chance is only if the duke is dead. It is a time honoured custom. Much of its black humor stems from the way the lead character Louis Mazzini, [...]

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Great Expectations-1946

Even as I write this I can recall the opening scene, which when I first saw it had my heart skip a beat. The deserted graveyard by the bleak marshland was atmospheric, fitting well with the menace of the escaped convict chillingly exuded by Finlay Currie. Never had the cinematic potential of Charles Dickens’ classic [...]

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The Servant-1963

British films never had it so rich as when Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter decided to work together. Their collaboration began in 1963 and lasted till 1971. A Taste of Honey, Lawrence of Arabia, A Man for All Seasons, Dr.No, Gold Finger,Billy Liar, Oliver Twist, Darling, Ipcress File,The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner,Far from [...]

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