BRITISH FILM

1970’s

Conservative government (Margaret Thatcher) = threat of losing funding for British filmMainstream struggled whilst niche market thrived and films were more personal to the directorsEMI was the main production company at the start but struggled towards the end of the decadeTwo most popular genres were comedy and television spin-off (e.g. On the Buses)

1970’s British Film

Major breakthroughs in the field of minority filmmaking: the first British Asian feature (A Private Enterprise, 1974) the first Black British features (Pressure, 1975; Black Joy, 1977) Derek Jarman and Ron Peck (Nighthawks, 1978) made important contributions to gay British features.

Major Breakthroughs

Popular Films of 1970

Carry on Loving

Cromwell

Sherlock Holmes

The Railway Children

Ryan’s Daughter

Too Late the Hero

Popular Films of 1971-1972

A Clockwork Orange

Diamonds Are Forever

On The Buses

Alice’s Adventures in

Wonderland

The Boy who turned Yellow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWLByMshYIU&feature=related 30 seconds onwards

The film tells the horrific crime spree of Alex DeLarge’s gang, capture, and attempted rehabilitationBased on Anthony Burgess’ 1962 novelViolent scenes for Social Commentary – promoting change by informing the consumer of the problemStanley Kubrick (director) – acknowledged as the most accomplished, innovative and influential director in the history of cinema

Clockwork Orange

Popular Films of 1973-1974

The Three Musketeers

Live and Let Die

Don’t Look Now

Juggernaut

The Man with the Golden Gun

Murder on the Orient Express

Popular Films of 1975-1977

Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Tommy

Bugsy Malone- The Man Who Fell to Earth

A Bridge Too Far - The Spy Who Loved Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53AYT1YCEhkMusical film based on gangster Al CaponeWhole cast are children lightening the subject matter Director Alan ParkerMusic in film was big in the Seventies:Tommy – The WhoMan who Fell to Earth – David BowieQuadrophenia – Showed two biggest sub-cultures (mods and rockers)

Bugsy Malone

Popular Films of 1978-1979

The Legacy

Midnight Express

The Thirty-Nine Steps

Dracula

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Quadrophenia