If….
1968
Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire
Lindsay Anderson
Satire Comedy Fantasy
What’s it all about: An all-boys public school in 1960s UK is as dreary and insufferable as you might imagine. Then Malcolm McDowell gets into a tiger fight with Christine Noonan.
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: nil
Death By: allegory
Relics: desk microscope, jukebox, corporal punishment, swirly
Hoops: British school boys being horrible to one another, kooky schoolmasters
Heartthrobs: Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan, Rupert Webster
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: Mary MacLeod
LoFi Magic: dorm-room collage, gymnasium crush, Missa Luba soundtrack
Words to live by: “This homosexual flirtatiousness is so adolescent!” / “Those who are given most also have most to give.”
Makes me want to: keep co-ed alive and well
Candotti Take: n/a
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes (if it’s all too dour and British, skip ahead to The Girl)
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