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 19:16:24 GMT london777 likes this

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Post by angel on May 29, 2017 19:16:24 GMT

May 29, 2017 14:32:54 GMT london777 said:

May 29, 2017 13:47:14 GMT angel said:

Oh, and while I've always considered his career as a director as mixed, Richard Attenborough is another consideration simply for Gandhi alone.

I suppose I should have included it as an option. It would have got a lot of votes.

But, like I said, I give it a lot of respect as a project, but I simply cannot love it.

Partly it is too reverential and partly because it wildly over-simplifies very difficult issues which resulted in the death of many millions, deaths which continue today.

Still, it is indeed a major movie.

I generally agree with you assessment of Gandhi, as well as his other highly regarded: Cry Freedom, although on balance, I do believe he made a decent fist of it without descending into complete hagiography.

A couple more for consideration - I know it's your thread therefore your rules but I wonder if you would consider Henry Cornelius as a possible contender. I know he was South African born but he did direct some pretty quintessentially British films in Britain like Passport To Pimlico, (one of my favourite Ealing comedies), The Galloping Major and Genevieve and not a lot anywhere else.

The other one is a bit cheeky because she's really just starting out in her career but I do feel with a fair wind Amma Asante could end up as a significant director. I really enjoyed her first three features A Way of Life, A United Kingdom and Belle and it's early days I know, but she already has me looking forward to what she does next.