Look Back in Anger (1959)

Directed by

Tony Richardson

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 78 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A working-class man named Jimmy Porter is trapped in a bitter marriage with his upper-class wife Alison. Their tense household explodes when Alison's friend Helena moves in. A lodger named Cliff tries to keep the peace between them.

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What happens

Look Back in Anger is a 1959 British kitchen sink drama film starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Mary Ure and directed by Tony Richardson. The film is based on John Osborne's play about a love triangle involving an intelligent but disaffected working-class young man (Jimmy Porter); his upper-middle-class, impassive wife (Alison); and her haughty best friend (Helena Charles). Cliff (Gary Raymond), an amiable Welsh lodger, attempts to keep the peace. The character of Ma Tanner, only referred to in the play, is brought to life in the film by Edith Evans as a dramatic device to emphasise the class difference between Jimmy and Alison. The film and play are classic examples of the British cultural movement known as kitchen sink realism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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