Is Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner a film of our time?
Is Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner a film of our time?
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It is 60 years since the famous anti -Alan Sillitoe's hero, Colin Smith, failed to cross the finish line in defiance of the expectations of the governor of his borstal, embodied by Michael Redgrave. The film adaptation of Sillitoe's short story retains a loyal following. BBC News discovers its appeal.
"These films come out of the straitjacket."
Film historian Professor Melanie Williams has fond memories of meeting Alan Sillitoe.
The Nottingham writer and poet appeared once at a lecture, Professor Williams from the University of East Anglia was present.
It is 60 years since the famous anti -Alan Sillitoe's hero, Colin Smith, failed to cross the finish line in defiance of the expectations of the governor of his borstal, embodied by Michael Redgrave. The film adaptation of Sillitoe's short story retains a loyal following. BBC News discovers its appeal.
"These films come out of the straitjacket."
Film historian Professor Melanie Williams has fond memories of meeting Alan Sillitoe.
The Nottingham writer and poet appeared once at a lecture, Professor Williams from the University of East Anglia was present.
Image source, Getty Images
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