I can't recommend this enough. Truly educational and McDowell is an entertaining guide.
Archive Interactive: Malcolm McDowell on Free Cinema
Introduction
Fifty years ago, a programme of short documentary films changed British cinema for ever. In the third of our series developed in partnership with BT, screen legend Malcolm McDowell introduces an interactive history of Free Cinema, the pivotal but under-recognised film movement of the late 1950s. Join Malcolm as he leads you through a fascinating body of documentary work, offering insights into a past that is both recent and unreachably distant.
The Free Cinema Movement
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The Free Cinema Movement
by HGervais » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:08 pm
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Re: The Free Cinema Movement
by HGervais » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:40 pm
Has anyone dug through this yet? McDowell is a great guide and if anyone has it, give a listen to his commentary track on If....
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Re: The Free Cinema Movement
by The Omen » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:44 am
I'm going to check it out when I get some free time.
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