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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792851981
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792851986
Label: Continental Distributing
Manufacturer: Continental Distributing
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Continental Distributing
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 05, 2002
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 35758
Studio: Continental Distributing
Theatrical Release Date: April 03, 1961
Editorial Review:
Description:
In his first starring role, Albert Finney gained international acclaim for his impressive (TheNew Yorker) portrayal of Arthur Seaton, a rebellious factory worker who lives only for his wild, carefree nights at the pub. A remarkable and influential drama that captures the despair of working class life, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is 'superbly enacted [and] one of the best ofBritain's 'angry young men dramas of the 60s. (Leonard Maltin). The sights and sounds of industrial Nottingham resonate with a grimy thud as Arthur Seaton works his tedious factory job. Through ale, women and practical jokes, he vents his frustrations against the establishments of work and marriage until his reckless ways lead him to a night that changes his life. Forced to reevaluate his convictions, Arthur must decide exactly what he stands for
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Predictable and pretentious. (And those are its *good* points!)
I'm afraid I don't see this as anything but a rather *tedious* movie.
Naturalist filmmaking, except in rare cases (e.g., Jules Dassen's "Naked City," Stankey Kubrick's "The Killing") is often just so much lifeless, documentary-style camera-pointing.
Also, the extensive use of dubbing in these movies, as opposed to live-sound, gives one a "once-removed" feeling from the actor's emotions.
OK, Albert Finney is a great actor, no question about that. But not ... Read More
Rating:  - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
Classic early 60s British movie. Fine example of how Britain was struggling to pull away from the austerity of the post WWII years. Tremendous acting by a famous British cast. Launched Albert Finney's career - and you can see why. I am 51 now and it reminds me of the landscape I grew up in as a young child. Watch, learn and enjoy!
Rating: - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Another top quality, British "kitchen-sink" drama from the 1960s, Reisz's film launched Finney to prominence after a promising debut in Tony Richardson's "The Entertainer." Drowning five days of stagnation in one night's revelry--or is it oblivion?--Arthur is the quintessential "angry young man," as he is going nowhere and won't let himself care, either about short-term inconveniences or long-term consequences. Finney is magnetic in the lead, and both Roberts and Shirley Ann Field make compelling ... Read More
Rating: - Braggodocio...and the thumbing of the nose
This is the film that put Finney on the map, as the saying goes, and for good reason. He's a great actor, but his performance is more than individual; it's also symbolic of some anger afoot in the UK at the time--i.e., the "angry young men". More specifically, the combination of Finney's sex appeal and braggodocio thumbs its nose at the stereotypical image of Great Britain as the stuffy, staid upholder of propriety and good manners and lords and ladies, et cetera.
His character, Arthur, ... Read More
Rating: - Finney Explodes On the Screen With a Vengeance
"Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" is one of the finest examples of cinema that emerged in Britain from the late Fifties and early Sixties. For sure there is a lot of despair on display here but there is also a glimmer of hope for happiness. Arthur Seaton (Albert Finney), stuck in a meaningless job with little hope for advancement beyond his class, doesn't so much lash out but engages in wreckless and self-destructive behavior. He drinks to excess, he carries on affair with a meek co-worker's wife ... Read More
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