Posted on 12/06/2020 3:19:46 PM PST by tbw2
It’s noteworthy that five of the most libertarian films ever made were produced by Britain’s Ealing Studios in the brief period, 1949-1957. These were among the much-praised “Ealing Comedies” that have become a classic genre in their own right.
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Ealing Studios’ Libertarian Moment: Five Films
https://missliberty.com/ealing-studios-libertarian-moment-five-films/
Amazon (DVD): All at Sea
Amazon (DVD): Green Grow the Rushes
Amazon (DVD): Passport to Pimlico
Amazon (DVD): The Man in the White Suit
Amazon (Streaming): The Man in the White Suit
This list should include the best of them all: The Last Holiday, Alec Guinness, 1950 https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Art-House-Last-Holiday/dp/B001WLMONM/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2GXRN4RTGA5E8&dchild=1&keywords=last+holiday+dvd&qid=1607298026&sprefix=Last+holida%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-5
I believe Alec Guinness made a number of great films for Ealing. All of them gems.
After reading the headline, before scrolling down, I was guessing
“I’m Alright, Jack”.
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No, the best was “Kind Hearts and Coronets”, 1949, also Alec Guinness
I hope they did a good job with the digital remastering, as the original films were in poor condition.
Several British film studios took over from Ealing and tried to keep the same mood. One produced a sequel to Whiskey Galore entitled Rockets Galore. There was a migration of sorts to a more slapstick style, such as in The Mouse That Roared. This lead into the great British comedy revolution in the 1960s.
“I’m Alright, Jack” is a great film with a right wing perspective.
Alec Guiness was a genius!
The Scapegoat, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Ladykillers,Little Lord Fauntleroy with Ricky Schroeder(!),The Lavender Hill Mob were absolute gems. I wish I could see these again in better remastered versions.
A very subtle, yet pointed satire.
One of my favorites is “The Captains Paradise”. About anything with Guiness in it is great to me.
When I was a kid in the Virginia suburbs of D.C. there was a theater called the McAuther that specialized in British films my friends would get one of our Dads to drive us over there to see many of these British comedies Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers were our favorites.
A bunch of young kids set loose on the streets of D.C. after dark, couldn’t happen today. I miss the freedom I grew up with.
The St. Tennine’s (sp) were uproarious films
There was a stage version of Man in the White Suit at London’s Wyndham Theatre a year ago, and the play was touring in England right as the lockdown happened in March. I regret missing that by just days!
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