Lindsay Anderson Revisited : Unknown Aspects of a Film Director

This book is about the British film-maker Lindsay Anderson. Anderson was a highly influential personality within British cinema, mostly famous for landmark films like __This Sporting Life__ (1963) and __If....__(1968). __Lindsay Anderson Revisited__ deals primarily with hitherto unexplored aspects of his career: his biographical background in the British upper class, his devoted film criticism, and his angry relationship to contemporary society in general. Thus, the book contains chapters about his childhood in India, his writings about John Ford, his relationship to French star Serge Reggiani, his work on TV in the 1950s, his troubles with the British film establishment, and his gradually emerging preoccupation with being Scottish, not English. Also featured are chapters written by close friends of Anderson, who died in 1994, dwelling on his penchant for controversy and quarrel, but also on his remarkable artistic talent and commitment. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Lindsay Anderson's Legacy: An Introduction / Christophe Dupin -- 2. Just Remembering Lindsay / David Robinson -- 3. Lindsay Anderson: Child Of Empire / Karl Magee -- 4. A Kind Of Friendship: Lindsay Anderson And John Ford / Charles Barr -- 5. Secret People: Lindsay Anderson And Thorold Dickinson / Robert Murphy -- 6. Lindsay Anderson And Serge Reggiani: Writing, Friendship And Directorial Practice / Isabelle Gourdin-sangouard -- 7. Notes From Sherwood / Michael Eaton -- 8. Lindsay Anderson: The Polish Connection / Bjørn Sørenssen -- 9. Lindsay: With A Little Help From His Friends / Charles Drazin -- 10. Anderson In America: Transatlantic Satire In The 1960s / Allison Graham -- 11. The Auteur Vs. The Institution: The Tempestuous Relationship Between Lindsay Anderson And The Bfi, 1949 -- 1994 / Christophe Dupin -- 12. Theatre, Film, And Television: Lindsay Anderson Directs David Storey's In Celebration (1969) And Home (1970) / John Izod -- 13. Strange Bedfellows: Lindsay Anderson And Chariots Of Fire / Erik Hedling -- 14. Lindsay Anderson And Scotland: Identity And The Inveterate Outsider / Duncan Petrie -- 15. A Critical Conscience / Paul Ryan. Erik Hedling, Christophe Dupin, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Lindsay Anderson’s Legacy: An Introduction....Pages 1-13 Just Remembering Lindsay....Pages 15-25 Lindsay Anderson: Child of Empire....Pages 27-40 A Kind of Friendship: Lindsay Anderson and John Ford....Pages 41-54 Secret People: Lindsay Anderson and Thorold Dickinson....Pages 55-68 Lindsay Anderson and Serge Reggiani: Writing, Friendship and Directorial Practice....Pages 69-82 Notes from Sherwood....Pages 83-100 Lindsay Anderson: The Polish Connection....Pages 101-114 Lindsay: With a Little Help from His Friends....Pages 115-124 Anderson in America: Transatlantic Satire in the 1960s....Pages 125-135 The Auteur vs. the Institution: The Tempestuous Relationship Between Lindsay Anderson and the BFI, 1949–1994....Pages 137-155 Theatre, Film, and Television: Lindsay Anderson Directs David Storey’s In Celebration (1969) and Home (1970)....Pages 157-172 Strange Bedfellows: Lindsay Anderson and Chariots of Fire ....Pages 173-186 Lindsay Anderson and Scotland: Identity and the Inveterate Outsider....Pages 187-201 A Critical Conscience....Pages 203-216 Back Matter....Pages 217-227 Lindsay Anderson was a highly influential personality within British cinema, mostly famous for landmark films like This Sporting Life (1963) and If ... (1968). This book deals primarily with hitherto unexplored aspects of his career: his biographical background in the British upper class, his devoted film criticism, and his angry relationship to contemporary society in general. Thus, the book contains, for instance, chapters about his childhood in India, his writings about John Ford, his relationship to French star Serge Reggiani, his work on TV in the 1950s, with scripts provided by blacklisted scriptwriters, his troubles with the British film establishment, and his gradually emerging concern regarding himself being Scottish, not English. The book also has some chapters written by close friends of Anderson, who died in 1994, dwelling on his penchant for controversy and quarrel, but also on his remarkable artistic talent and strong commitment This book is about the British film-maker Lindsay Anderson. Anderson was a highly influential personality within British cinema, mostly famous for landmark films like This Sporting Life (1963) and If.... (1968). Lindsay Anderson Revisited deals primarily with hitherto unexplored aspects of his career: his biographical background in the British upper class, his devoted film criticism, and his angry relationship to contemporary society in general. Thus, the book contains chapters about his childhood in India, his writings about John Ford, his relationship to French star Serge Reggiani, his work on TV in the 1950s, his troubles with the British film establishment, and his gradually emerging preoccupation with being Scottish, not English. Also featured are chapters written by close friends of Anderson, who died in 1994, dwelling on his penchant for controversy and quarrel, but also on his remarkable artistic talent and commitment.