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1 - Genevieve (U) (1953)
Director: Henry Cornelius
Starring: Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More, Kay Kendall
A
charming, gentle car rally comedy, Genevieve was a huge box office hit
in its day and perfectly captured the polite English romanticism of the
early 1950s. Underneath the naivety and quaint sexual bickering of the
four leads lies a superbly hand-crafted film, beautifully portraying an
England that has long since vanished. (110 Mins)
2 - Brighton Rock (PG) (1947)
Director: John Boulting
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell, Carol Marsh
In
one of the best British films noir, Dickie Attenborough?s deceptively
innocent looks hide a violent and temperamental maniac. Pinkie will not
tolerate drinking and smoking, but condones the occasional murder. The
seediness of the seaside town is almost palpable; the sleazy nightlife,
the greasy fish and chips (and hairstyles) ? the great underbelly of
B&B Brighton. Expressionistic studio shots and night-time locations
? down alleyways and streets ? give the seaside town a nightmarish look
never seen before. Arguably the best film made by the talented Boulting
brothers, it competes with the best of the underworld films made in
Hollywood. (89 Mins)
3 - Me Without You (15) (2002)
Director: Sandra Goldbacher,
Starring: Anna Friel, Kyle MacLachlan,
Two best friends grow up on the outskirts of London in the 1970s and 1980s. (95 Mins)
4 - One Good Turn (PG) (1960)
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Starring: Noman Wisdom
Norman tries everything he can to raise money in order to buy an orphan a present. (90 Mins)
5 - Mona Lisa (15) (1985)
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson
Hoskins
is excellent as an ex-convict hired as chauffeur to a high-class call
girl. As their friendship deepens, the na?ve chauffeur is caught up in
an increasingly vicious underworld of drugs and violence. Gripping,
visually stylish and ultimately moving. (100 Mins)
6 - Quadrophenia (18) (1979)
Director: Franc Roddam
Starring: Phil Daniels, Ray Winstone, Leslie Ash
Brighton,
1964 and the beaches are a battleground as Rockers and Mods beat the
hell out of each other. Driven with manic energy and a great Who score,
Daniels, Sting, Winstone and Wilcox set fire to British cinema. (114
Mins)
7 - Circus (18) (2000)
Director: Rob Walker
Starring: John Hannah, Eddie Izzard
Twisty, turny, darkly humerous and violent. Anyway, its set in Brighton and we know the bloke wot writ it ! (95 Mins)
8 - Carry On At Your Convenience (PG) (1971)
Director: Peter Rogers
Starring: Hattie Jacques, Charles Hawtrey, Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims
Its business as usual at the family toiletware factory. (90 Mins)