Momma Don't Allow (1955)
- Directed by
- Karel Reisz, Tony Richardson
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A short documentary captures a night at a London jazz club. It shows the band playing and the audience dancing.
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What happens
Momma Don't Allow is a 1956 short British documentary film co-directed by Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson, and filmed by Walter Lassally. Produced by the British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund, it was first shown in February 1956 as part of the first Free Cinema programme at the National Film Theatre. The film depicts a performance of The Chris Barber Jazz Band (with Ottilie Patterson) at The Fishmonger's Arms, a traditional jazz club in Wood Green, North London. It features extensive footage of skip jiving by the audience on the club's dance floor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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