British New Wave Flashcards
1
Q
What is British New Wave?
A
“Free Cinema Movement”: put working class people on the screen
Heyday: 1959-1963
Drawing the reality of life for the working class in Northern England;
Harsh, realistic, gritty;
“Kitchen sink drama:
Share common characteristics with Neorealism and French New Wave films:
-In black and white
-Spontaneity
-Pseudo documentary style in real locations with real people in attempting to capture life as it happened
2
Q
Directors?
A
Lindsay Anderson Karel Reisz Toni Richardson John Schlesinger Jack Clayton
3
Q
Jack Clayton
A
Room at the Top 1959
4
Q
Tony Richardson
A
Look Back in Anger 1959, The Entertainer 1960, Sanctuary 1961, A Taste of Honey 1961, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962
5
Q
Karel Reisz
A
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning 1960
6
Q
Lindsay Anderson
A
This Sporting Life 1963
7
Q
John Schlesinger
A
Billy Liar 1963, Darling 1965
