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If.... (Blu-ray, 2014)

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If. - The Masters of Cinema Series Blu-Ray (2014) Malcolm McDowell, AndersonTitle: If. - The Masters of Cinema Series Leading Actor: Malcolm McDowell Region: Region B Duration: 112 mins Format: Blu-ray / Normal Type: Blu-ray No.

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An alternately funny and bizarre drama set in a fictitious but authentic public school. The story moves from intimate scenes of life in a boy's world, through fantasy and farce, to a violent climax as discontent turns into rebellion.

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5060000701388
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10048560736

Product Key Features

Actor
David Wood, Peter Jeffrey, Arthur Lowe, Christine Noonan, Robert Swann, Mona Washbourne, Geoffrey Chater, Anthony Nicholls, Graham Crowden, Richard Warwick, Malcolm McDowell
Film/TV Title
If....
Director
Lindsay Anderson
Language
English
Subtitle Language
English
Run Time
112 Mins
Release Year
2014
Format
Blu-ray
Features
Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and film historian David Robinson\Three short films by Lindsay Anderson\Interviews with the producer, writers and actors\Theatrical trailers\Book with archival photographs, With Subtitles
Genre
Drama, General

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Number of Discs
1
Certificate
15
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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Filmed at the time of the 1968 student uprising in Paris, Lindsay Anderson's IF.... is one of the seminal films of the era of student revolt. The characters' direct psychological and emotional displays are an allegory for how individuals must either conform to or rebel against the autocratic authority that is imposed upon them in the face of a class-driven society. The microcosm for this allegory in IF... is College House, a typical English boarding school for boys 11-18 years of age. Malcolm McDowell makes a powerful debut in the role of Mick Travis, a student in his junior year who becomes the leader of a student rebellion. The students are rebelling against the system which allows senior prefects to control and discipline younger students--through physical beatings--for infractions of the schools arcane and arbitrary rules. When Mick is disciplined by the Seniors for his "bad attitude" he is punished in a harrowing scene which does not romanticize the violence he endures.

Divided into chapters with on-screen titles, Anderson methodically shows Mick's transition from adolescent rebelliousness--growing a moustache--to more serious revolt. Anderson uses surrealism, in a style similar to that of Bunuel or even Monty Python. For instance, the headmaster keeps the school chaplain in a large drawer in his office. Clearly inspired by Jean Vigo's ZERO FOR CONDUCT, IF. . . manages to give a realistic, unsentimental view of English public school life, while connecting--largely through McDowell's wonderfully sympathetic portrait of anguished youth--to the theme of personal freedom vs. social order.
Reviews
The Guardian - This is the High European classic that is also quintessentially English., Time Out - A modern classic., TimeOut - A modern classic in which Anderson minutely captures both the particular ethos of a public school and the general flavour of any structured community., The Observer - Confirms its status as a classic, a movie of real authority., Film4 - Amongst the greatest British films of the post-war years., Empire - Ifà is both exhilarating and depressing. It shows us what British movies could be like if only Anderson were still around to put a rocket up them.
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Movie/TV Title
If....
Consumer Advice
Contains strong violence

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by mcintangu19 Dec, 2018
" IF " ... !
STOP " WATCHING " ... BUY . I TOTALLY WAS BLOWN AWAY AS A KID 1ST TIME I SEEN THIS MOVIE. " HAUNTING "... SOUNDTRACK 1 TRACK. NOW JUST OPENING "IF" ON BLU RAY. EYE OPENER OF A FILM. CONTAINS A 56 PAGE BOOKLET .... SPECIAL BLU-RAY EDITION.
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