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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s BRITANNIA HOSPITAL

Posted on February 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Britannia Hospital [1982] 1. Patient camouflage. 2. Laughing hysterically at a television program about the factory farming of chickens. 3. A state-of-the-art ward which sits completely empty. Due to a shortage of cleaners.

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s O LUCKY MAN!

Posted on February 2, 2024 by robchristopher

O Lucky Man! [1973] 1. She shakes her head in exasperation and sets him free. 2. The way Ralph Richardson pronounces “honey.” 3. “Remember: all that glisters is not gold.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s IF….

Posted on January 31, 2024 by robchristopher

if…. [1968] 1. He solemnly administers the dregs of the vodka bottle. 2. Audrey Hepburn gets one on the cheek. 3. “The thing I hate about you, Rowntree, is the way you give Coca-Cola to your scum, and your best … Continue reading →

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s THIS SPORTING LIFE

Posted on February 19, 2023 by robchristopher

This Sporting Life [1963] 1. A great ape on the football field. 2. He gingerly taps his upper lip, gauging the absence of his teeth. 3. A scrum of men’s bodies, heavy breathing. 3 other things.

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Vitality.

Posted on October 22, 2016 by robchristopher

“The cinema can reflect, can even stimulate the vitality of a nation, but it cannot create that vitality.” — Lindsay Anderson, from Never Apologise: The Collected Writings

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Free Cinema manifesto.

Posted on October 17, 2013 by robchristopher

Last night I started reading Never Apologise: The Collected Writings, by Lindsay Anderson. I know I’m not alone in thinking how undervalued, and sadly obscure, Anderson is today, as both a filmmaker and a film thinker. I’ve always been inspired … Continue reading →

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s IF….

Posted on March 31, 2012 by robchristopher

if…. [1968] 1. A boy idly dangles a calendar between the fingers of one hand while picking his nose with the fingers of the other. 2. He examines his mustache, remarking, “My face is never-failing source of wonder to me.” … Continue reading →

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3 things about Mike Kaplan’s NEVER APOLOGIZE

Posted on October 16, 2007 by robchristopher

Never Apologize [2007] 1. Malcom McDowell still has that wonderful voice and charisma. And is very funny.2. When asked what he’d like on his tombstone, Lindsay Anderson took a long look all the way around the room and then replied, … Continue reading →

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