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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 ...
Look Back in Anger: Directed by Tony Richardson. With Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Mary Ure, Edith Evans. A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
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- Drama
- Tony Richardson
- 1959-09-15
Jimmy (Richard Burton) and Cliff (Gary Raymond) invade the rehearsal where Alison (Mary Ure) is trying to support Helena (Claire Bloom) in Tony Richardson's production of John Osborne's play Look Back In Anger, 1959.
- Tony Richardson, Ross Mackenzie
- Richard Burton
Summaries. A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values. Jimmy Porter is a loud, obnoxious man, rude and verbally abusive to his wife, Alison. Alison comes from an upper class family that Jimmy abhors and he berates Alison for being too reserved and unfeeling.
English. Subject. British class system, marriage, misogyny. Genre. realism. Setting. A single-room flat, English Midlands, 1950s. Look Back in Anger (1956) is a realist play written by John Osborne. It focuses on the life and marital struggles of an intelligent and educated but disaffected young man of working-class origin, Jimmy Porter, and ...
- John Osborne
- 1956
Play Trailer. The story that peels bare the raging emotions of today's angry young generation! Overview. A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values. Tony Richardson. Director. Nigel Kneale. Screenplay.
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The film and play are classic examples of the British cultural movement known as kitchen sink realism. 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.
