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Do they still have that building with the big clock in it.

I was always impressed by that clock.

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James

It moved for like 15 years but they brought it back recently. So yeah.

dankrsta

I have a soft spot for British period dramas and historical films

A Man for All Seasons
A Room With a View
Jude
Tea With Mussolini
Gandhi
A Passage to India.....speaking of David Lean:
Ryan's Daughter
Lawrence of Arabia

Gothic
Oliver! (with Oliver Reed; this is the Oliver Twist version for me)
The Third Man
Hitchcock's British films: The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, The Lodger, Blackmail, etc...his later film Frenzy is British I think, very good film.

I'm not sure if Peter Greenaway's films are strictly British or co-productions, but I like his style (The Baby of Macon, Prospero's Books, The Pillow Book). Sadly, I still haven't seen his supposedly best film The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover. For shame.

Sid & Nancy
Monty Python films
Absolution (this is some solid psychological drama/thriller with Richard Burton as a priest. I caught it on TV years ago and never found it again. Great atmosphere, I never forgot it)

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I have to say, the last time I watched Laurence of Arabia I died half way through, and had enough time to be reincarnated, grow to the same age and rediscover myself in a great adventure of magic and mystery before it got to the end. That said, it has been a long time, perhaps I'd be more capable of dealing with it in my old age...

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dankrsta

^^Hahha, who needs Lawrence of Arabia and his adventures when you can have your own.

I don't even remember when was the last time I watched it, but I remember it being a great experience. Still, I'm not sure when or if I'd sit and watch it again. Maybe I would hate it now in my old age.

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Seriously? I thought they were both a disaster.

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LH and O is basically a piss take and I know a few people who really like it. It has so many quotable lines. I must have seen it around 20 times and it still cracks me up so maybe I should have put it in the upcoming comedy films I like.

Revolver is a mess but it's a glorious mess. It's a director stepping outside his usual remit and trying to do something different. It's incoherent at times but has some great set pieces and shots and I really appreciate that from a relatively one dimensional director.

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British Period films you may like (or seen but not liked):
The Lion In Winter
Howard's End
The Remains Of The Day

I dislike musicals a lot but Oliver! is very good and one of the few I can watch repeatedly.

I must be in the minority because I am not a fan of The Third Man much. The Orson Welles 15 min cameo and first reveal are great but it is a film that just doesn't engage me.

Generally Greenaway films are classed as British films even though they are co financed (many British films over the last 20 years have been). The Draughtman's Contract and Belly Of An Architect are very good Greenaway films too.

Have you ever heard of Derek Jarman? He was another director that produced some very idiosyncratic films with a very personal touch (Jubilee, Blue)

And (sorry for the long post) have you come across our 'realist' directors such as Alan Clarke, Mike Leigh and Ken Loach?

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dankrsta

The name Derek Jarman is not familiar to me, but I just looked him up, and I've seen Caravaggio. That's a great film. Edward II looks very familiar to me, I'm not sure if I've seen that one or something else. I think I need to explore him more.

Alan Clarke, Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are familiar names to me, but I cannot remember if I've seen something from them. So yeah, I need to watch British gritty, realistic films. What would you recommend?

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Dereck Jarman also did a ton of work with Coil, Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV

i suggest tracking down the short film 'In The Shadow Of The Sun'...which Throbbing Gristle did a rather disturbing soundtrack for....and 'The Angelic Conversation' which Coil recorded a beautiful piece with of all people Judi Dench....both films and music are quite unforgettable

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