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list... can you think of any this 100 misses?
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I'd put Kwai higher, for one thing...
Yes it is a darn good and if you include what most here wrote about it even a step better.
... and I would place "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" on the list instead of "The Life of Brian".
Python's scathing satirical take on the Arthurian legend and psychology surrounding the English "right of kings" is a subject they seem closer to.
...it was directed by an American, Martin Ritt, not a British/irish director.
There is a certain school of thought that Life Of Brian is a more cohesive script and film than Holy Grail, which according to this wisdom is still abit too sketch-like...but I agree the Pythons were never funnier than in HG.
If they could include Antonioni, Ang Lee and Fred Zinneman they certainly could've included Martin Ritt.
Sheesh.
Although not exclusively British, many of my faves have been international efforts such as "The Great Escape" (John Sturgis), and "Barry Lyndon" (Stanley Kubrick) -- films sadly missing from the list, albeit by American (global citizen) directors.
These and films like British director David Lean's "Doctor Zivago", and "Lawrence of Arabia" have helped me form an appreciation of Britain and the human condition.
The error is mine alone if I thought these quality films British, as art rarely thrives in a vacuum -- except valve art of course.
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"Chariots of Fire" is better than "Black Narcissus"? "Dr.No" is a better film than "Black Narcissus"? And everyone knows "From Russia With Love" is the best Bond film. And nothing by Jack Clayton?
I'll have to go look again. I would've thought one Clayton would make it.
My thoughts on Bond are below.
Was there ever a better run of British films than the Archers?
Well that's better then, but honestly, isn't it a better film than the Full Monty and Chariots of Fire and Four Weddings...
Never mind.
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Good for Third Man and I was thrilled to see A Matter Of Life & Death, Peeping Tom, Performance, Don't Look Now, The Draughtsman's Contract, Withnail and I and If in there.
But off the top of my head, it's striking and surprising that there's no Michael Winterbottom or Paul Greengrass. Phooey!! So I says 24 Hour Party People or Welcome to Sarajevo (your choice on Winterbottom) and Bloody Sunday or United 93 for Greengrass for starters. Frears shows up only for My Beautiful Laundrette, which is stingy IMO. What about Sammy And Rosie Get Laid? The Grifters? Dirty Pretty Things? The Queen?
And I'd take out Secrets And Lies, even though it was a popular hit, and substitute Naked.
It's great to see the Archers so well represented but I Know Where I'm going has to be on any list of great British films. (I suppose they thought four from P&P was excessive.)
I don't think Ghandi, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Elizabeth or Brassed Off deserve to be on this list. No way. God, how they can have Kapur and not Winterbottom or Greengrass is pretty lame...along with Frears, Leigh, Neil Jordan and John Boorman these are pretty much the top current Brit fimmakers.
And if they can have drivel like Elizabeth and Dr. No then I could certainly have Joe Wright's rhapsodic version of Pride & Prejudice in there.
Personally, I'd probably have added The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover but I'm probably doing good to get one Greenaway on the list.
I bet if I look longer I'll find more ommissions.
That said, better over-all then AFI I think.
...Danny Boyle from the list of Brit directors. I think they included Trainspotting didn't they?
However, I think Boyle's the most uneven of that lot.
... I can think of a lot more. Love those English films.
"The Shape Of Things To Come"
The original "Four Feathers"
"The Emerald Forest"
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