We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959)

Directed by

Karel Reisz

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

53 min

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 13 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.

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How it feels

This documentary follows a group of working-class teenagers in South London during the summer of 1958. It shows their daily routines, leisure activities, and social interactions at a youth club.

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What happens

We Are the Lambeth Boys is a 1959 British documentary film directed by Karel Reisz. Filmed in the summer of 1958, it was sponsored by the Ford motor company as part of a 'Look at Britain' series. Lambeth Boys was one of the last films to be made by the Free Cinema movement, and offered a sympathetic portrait of the lives of young working-class people in South London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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