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Gautam · 07-10-2007, 05:56 PM

'Ello Pavlinoids!

As an obsessive cinema enthusiast, I thought this forum needed a thread about cinema. So here it is, do you know a rare and beautiful film that you think everyone must watch? Let us know, give as much detail as possible, give a link, leave a review- anything!

To start things up, here's my contribution:

THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER
UK/ 1962/ B&W/ 100 min
Director: Tony Richardson
Writer: Alan Sillitoe
Cinematographer: Walter Lassally

Made during the British New-Wave scene, 'Loneliness' is a thought-provoking film about a disoriented youth and the story of his time spent at a Borstel. Tom Courteny delivers a brilliant debut-performance as the angry-young Colin Smith, whose skinny build and caustic attitude towards the society have the story's steering-wheel throughout the entire 100 minutes of the film. Colin, still having trouble adjusting to the harsh life at the borstel finds a welcome relief as a powerful long distance runner, competing for the grand prize at the sports day. Living paralelly between his long training sessions and flashbacks of his journey to the borstel, Colin finds himself in a continous search to find and do the right thing.

Tony Richardson follows up his masterpiece 'A Taste of Honey' with 'Loneliness', once again shot entirely on location, on a relatively low budget. This film is also Alan Sillitoe's second time as the writer adapting his own material- the previous being Karel Reisz's 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'. Walter Lassally re-unites with Richardson to provide the inspiring black and white cinematography for 'Lonelines'.

Available on DVD through BFI.

07-10-2007, 05:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gautam Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hyderabad-IN Posts: 106	Recommend a rare film 'Ello Pavlinoids! As an obsessive cinema enthusiast, I thought this forum needed a thread about cinema. So here it is, do you know a rare and beautiful film that you think everyone must watch? Let us know, give as much detail as possible, give a link, leave a review- anything! To start things up, here's my contribution: THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER UK/ 1962/ B&W/ 100 min Director: Tony Richardson Writer: Alan Sillitoe Cinematographer: Walter Lassally Made during the British New-Wave scene, 'Loneliness' is a thought-provoking film about a disoriented youth and the story of his time spent at a Borstel. Tom Courteny delivers a brilliant debut-performance as the angry-young Colin Smith, whose skinny build and caustic attitude towards the society have the story's steering-wheel throughout the entire 100 minutes of the film. Colin, still having trouble adjusting to the harsh life at the borstel finds a welcome relief as a powerful long distance runner, competing for the grand prize at the sports day. Living paralelly between his long training sessions and flashbacks of his journey to the borstel, Colin finds himself in a continous search to find and do the right thing. Tony Richardson follows up his masterpiece 'A Taste of Honey' with 'Loneliness', once again shot entirely on location, on a relatively low budget. This film is also Alan Sillitoe's second time as the writer adapting his own material- the previous being Karel Reisz's 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'. Walter Lassally re-unites with Richardson to provide the inspiring black and white cinematography for 'Lonelines'. Available on DVD through BFI.