Philip Stone

  • Lindsay Anderson – The Old Crowd (1979)

    Lindsay Anderson1971-1980DramaTVUnited Kingdom
    The Old Crowd (1979)
    The Old Crowd (1979)

    Quote:
    George and Betty, a middle-class English couple, have just moved into a big Edwardian house in London and are throwing a party to celebrate. Unfortunately, after ten days none of their furniture has arrived, having been sent to Carlisle by mistake, three of the four toilets don’t work and cracks are starting to appear in the ceiling. However, nothing can dent their determination to have a good time.Read More »

  • Peter Greenaway – The Baby of Mâcon (1993)

    1991-2000ArthousePeter GreenawayUnited Kingdom

    Quote:

    In this day and age, I never fail to be surprised at what a repressed culture we still have, despite all our pretensions to the contrary. It may seem that expressions of the extreme are mind-numbingly common in our culture, but look again; in all the sex, violence and depravity we see in our media, is there any attempt, through showing us this continual flood of blood and sex, to tell us anything about their meaning, and why we watch when we claim to be offended and repulsed?Read More »

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