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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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