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If....
(1968)
Director:
Lindsay
Anderson |
COUNTRY
United
Kingdom |
GENRE
Drama/Thriller/Fantasy |
NORWEGIAN
TITLE
If.... |
RUNNING
TIME
111 minutes |
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Producer:
Lindsay
Anderson
Michael Medwin |
Screenwriter:
David Sherwin
John Howlett |
Review
Lindsay Anderson's once controversial film about the riots of
emotionally and sexually oppressed 1960s British public school pupils still
retains its edge and distinction after forty years. Malcolm McDowell's
cocky performance is the source of the arrogance he and his buddies
shoved down contemporary rigid British throats. And Anderson's delicious, often
random stylistics only complemented the chaos which his characters
embraced. The Cannes jury was in awe, the outside world watched
appalled, and Malcolm McDowell became a sought-after name.
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