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British New Wave
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British New Wave Cinema
New Wave
Film Clip
Lindsay Anderson
The L Shaped Room
New Wave Characteristics
- typically black and white
- "grittier"
- characterized by its "social realism"
- often set in northern England (industrial towns)
- colloquial dialogue
- typically depicts a day in the life of the working class
- often shot on location, in real areas (sometimes referred to as having a "pseudo-documentary" feel)
- in no way depicts a picturesque, glamorized England
- approximately late 1905's to late 1960's
- aka "kitchen sink drama"
- notably influenced by the "angry young men" (John Osborne, Tony Richardson, Karl Reisz and Lindsay Anderson)
- influenced by the documentary film movement of the 1930's/1940's
- a shift from commercialism to realism
- A member of the "angry young men" who were not pleased with the current range being covered in film
- Considered to be the most notable pioneer of British New Wave Cinema.
- Developed the Free Cinema Movement.
- Began making social documentaries, which led to the social realist films of the 50's and 60's.
- a single, yet pregnant, French woman moves into an English boarding house.
- she gets a taste of what working life is like.
- she contrasts very much with the women of this genre because she does not simply guided by expectation.
- recognizes the common and sad theme that things rarely change for the lower class.
- also slightly progressive because the woman handles everything.
- how does this stylistically represent new wave?
- how does her position relate to new wave and how is it different?
- how does she represent women differently?
- what social issues does this address?
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