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If [VHS]
starring: Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan, Rupert Webster
directed by: Lindsay Anderson
directed by: Lindsay Anderson
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5014437215628 Label: Paramount Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Release Date: December 06, 1993 Running Time: 111 minutes Studio: Paramount |
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Amazon.co.uk Review:
The Palme D’Or-winning British classic, If...’s long wait for a DVD release is finally over, and the end result does it proud. Boasting commentaries, interviews and a quality documentary too, it’s a true collectors’ piece for fans of the film.
And make no mistake about it, it’s the superb movie that’s the star here. If... is, for those new to it, set in a British public school, and from this setting it has plenty then to say on authority and society. Directed by the late, great Lindsay Anderson, the film centres on Mick Travis, magnetically portrayed by Malcolm McDowell.
Superbly marrying fantasy and more realistic elements, If... is packed with iconic, and often quite surreal moments, leading right up the to the famed and indelible ending that sticks long in your mind once the credits have rolled.
A strong, powerful influence for many who followed it, If... is powered by Malcolm McDowell’s astounding performance (which would earn him the part in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange). It’s arguable that he’s never been better than he is here, and he’s in good company, thanks to a top-quality supporting cast too.
Perhaps the greatest complement to If... though is that, decades after is initial release, it’s not only recognised as one of the finest British films ever made, but it’s regarded in many quarters as a classic of cinema full stop. And if you’ve not yet had the pleasure, this DVD release finally, belatedly, can open the film up to a whole new audience. Let’s hope it does. --Jon Foster
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