your favourite British social realism film?

[wrighty_449]

Any thoughts on what you think is one of the best british social realism films around?



my personal favourites are; Nick loves "Outlaw" and Shane Meadows "This is England"

[Mark O]

I take it it doesn't have to be set in the present?



Then i'll go for Vera Drake.

[GoggleboxUK]

Trainspotting for me, closely followed by Miss Potter.

[Rowdon]

Nil by mouth is probably the best I've seen, all told. But my favourite has to be Saturday Night Sunday Morning.

[thatllbetheday]

Depends which society you frequent. For me, it would have to be The Queen

[Steve Crook]

name='thatllbetheday']Depends which society you frequent. For me, it would have to be The Queen

Just what I was thinking, although I wasn't thinking of aiming quite so high. All this dirt, deprivation and sorrow isn't social realism for me.



I'll settle for an episode of Jeeves and Wooster or maybe The Importance of Being Ernest. Now there's some great social realism



Steve

[billy bentley]

"Bronco Bullfrog" is an excellent piece of social realist film making.

[will.15]

Pygmalion

[Mervyn]

I'd go for "Meantime" myself - a largely forgotten yet remarkably gritty film with some great acting by Tim Roth and Phil Daniels in younger days. Brilliant.

[wadsy]

Kes!!

[Mr Sloane]

Difficult but it would be between Kes,A Kind of Loving and Billy Liar,these were the first films I saw that showed a world I could recognise.

[jonpsych]

Definately Bullshot for me

[Moor Larkin]

name='Steve Crook'] All this dirt, deprivation and sorrow isn't social realism for me.

I'd tend to agree. The ones that always tend to strike a chord with me are the ones that employ a degree of good humour, even if it is ironic. Most people in the midst of grittiness spend a lot of their time laughing (so far as I can remember.... from my gritty days ).



Kes has been mentioned and I'd include Alfie and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (off the top of my head). More recently, Billy Eliot seemed to emulate the past masters too. I must admit Room at the Top impressed me at the time I first saw it, although it is more about escaping grittiness than wallowing in it, as was Billy Elliott I suppose....



Perhaps the pre-supposed prevalence of drugs other than alcohol may have changed the face of modern deprivation. It's difficult for me to know without moving back to Kirkby.

[TurboZed]

name='jonpsych']Definately Bullshot for me

Now that is a seriously funny film. Nearly wet my self laughing at it the first time I saw it, although I think it got panned by the critics.

[stevie boy]

Saturday Night & Sunday Morning & A Kind of Loving. The Pumkin Eater was also one that reminded me of my younger days.

[taffy1967]

I live Vera Drake, but I'll go with 'A Taste Of Honey' (1961) because I was captivated the first time I watched it when I was a kid.

[GoggleboxUK]

I watched Harry Brown last night and although you don't often see pensioners with guns the setting of the film, the use of 21st century 'English@ from the kids and the locations were all extremely well done.



I fully expect this film to take away an armful of awards. My movie of the year, narrowly squeezing District 9 off the top spot.



Everyone should watch it. It should be made compulsory and shown in schools.

[moonfleet]

It's Irish I think, The Magdaleine Sisters

[m35541]

I'd like to plug Cosh Boy (1952) which set new cinematic heights for a realistic portrayal of British juvenile delinquency.



Why hasn't this a DVD release?

[batman]

It Always Rains On Sundays/Four In The Morning/The System/For Queen And Country/The Pumpkin Eater/The Angry Silence/The Boys/The Quare Fellow/Victim ..... plus many more.