Best five films from British Directors (Part One A to J)

Best five films from British Directors (Part One A to J) May 29, 2017 4:30:28 GMT petrolino and manfromplanetx like this

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Post by london777 on May 29, 2017 4:30:28 GMT

May 29, 2017 3:16:08 GMT manfromplanetx said:

Peter Greenaway
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
The Belly of an Architect (1987)
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Nightwatching (2007)

Clive Brook has only one Directing Credit but it is a standout British Classic, On Approval he also wrote the screenplay adapting from the play by Frederick Lonsdale and also starred alongside Beatrice Lillie, Googie Withers and Roland Culver.

My favourite... Jack Clayton is The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Anthony Asquith, The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

The Clive Brook film is a new one to me. I shall look out for it. Exactly the sort of contribution I was looking for when I started this thread. Thanks.

I am sorry the criteria prevent you from chipping in with your usual quota of masterpieces from Montenegro or Rwanda.

I meant to include The Draughtsman"s Contract as a token Greenaway. If we are to take the path less traveled with Derek Jarman, it is only fair to include a Greenaway.