Look Back in Anger (1959 film)
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Look Back in Anger (1959 film) is a British drama adaptation of John Osborne’s play, directed by Tony Richardson and starring Richard Burton, that helped define the “kitchen sink” realism movement in postwar cinema.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Look Back in Anger (1959 film) canonical | 2 |
| Look Back in Anger | 1 |
| film "Look Back in Anger" (1959) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British drama film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | stage play ⓘ |
| basedOn | Look Back in Anger (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oswald Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | working-class life in Britain ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | naturalistic dialogue ⓘ |
| director | Tony Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Best NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | postwar cinema ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | location shooting ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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kitchen sink realism ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Look Back in Anger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alison Porter
NERFINISHED
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Helena Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| movement | British New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Addison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of British New Wave film
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helping define kitchen sink realism in British cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSourceWork | John Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Claire Bloom as Helena Charles
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Mary Ure as Alison Porter ⓘ Richard Burton as Jimmy Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Harry Saltzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Woodfall Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtime | 98 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Osborne
NERFINISHED
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Nigel Kneale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | postwar Britain ⓘ |
| setting | Midlands industrial town ⓘ |
| starring |
Claire Bloom
NERFINISHED
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Edith Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ure NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class conflict
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marital discord ⓘ social disillusionment ⓘ |
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