Overview of the bed sitting room, 1969, directed by richard lester, with rita tushingham, ralph richardson, peter cook, at turner classic movies. The bed sitting roomthe film comes across as a grimly prophetic depiction of a world out of control, says philip french. They present the film in its original aspect ratio of 1. Bedsitting room definition and meaning collins english. Among the ruins of a london devastated by nuclear war, the survivors ineffectually cling to increasingly meaningless social structures. Released 1969, the bed sitting room stars rita tushingham, ralph richardson, peter cook, dudley moore the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The bed sitting room follows an internal logic which keeps every non sequitur connected. With milligan, rita tushingham, dudley moore, ralph richardson, peter cook. Marty feldman 8 july 1934 2 december 1982 was a british actor, movie director and screenwriter. The film was widely misunderstood, as black comedies tend to.
The film is an absurdist, postapocalyptic, satirical black comedy. The bed sitting room comes with a decent dtshd ma 2. The bed sitting room is an odd film, in a very specific british surrealist way. The bed sitting room 1969 stream and watch online moviefone. The bed sitting room in a vividly realised postapocalyptic london, mrs ethel shroake is crowned queen and lord fortnum awaits his imminent transformation into a bed sitting roon. According to spike milligan, who cowrote the original stage play, the bed sitting room is an ultracynical examination of mans inability to escape the past. With rita tushingham, ralph richardson, peter cook, dudley moore. Peter cook and dudley moore in richard lesters the bedsitting. The bed sitting room bluray dvd british comedy guide. In the hazy aftermath of world war iii, the fallout from a nuclear misunderstanding is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble lord fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.
R, 1 h 30 min rita tushingham, ralph richardson, peter cook, dudley moore director. Spike milligan michael hordern the bed sitting room 1969 bp8bn7 from alamys library of millions of high. According to spike milligan, who cowrote the original stage play, the bedsitting room is an ultracynical examination of mans inability to escape the past. Many have compared the film to the work of director alejandro jodorowsky, which is probably the best way to describe the films surrealism. Adapted from a play by spike milligan and john antrobus imagining a dystopian england three years after nuclear war, lesters film situates absurd monty pythonesque sketches amid a desolate landscape of ruins and ash. Apr 09, 2017 watch the bed sitting room 1969 vintage movies and tv on dailymotion. Bed sitting room synonyms, bed sitting room pronunciation, bed sitting room translation, english dictionary definition of bed sitting room. The bed sitting room is hard to describe to the average viewer. Bed sitting room, the movie clip i dont want a bathroom. The bed sitting room the official marty feldman website.
A guide to the bed sitting room, the 1970 film about london after a nuclear war. A critical and commercial hit it was also revived in 1967. Bedsitting room definition of bedsitting room by the. Its a fun piece because you can tell landis is a fan and has a lot of love for the film. Surreal, sometimes morbid, sometimes hysterically funny, making good use of spike milligans ability to improvise. Set in postnuclearholocaust england, where a handful of bizarre characters struggle on with their lives in the ruins, amongst endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery and brick, muddy plains, and heaps of dentures and old boots. The bed sitting room is a 1969 british comedy film directed by richard lester, starring an. If monty pythons flying circus had never existed, richard lester would still have invented it. German translation of sitting room the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. It is absolutely a product of its time, and a classic example of a film which simply cannot be remade. Absurdist humor with a pitchblack complexion rules this postnuclear gallery of characters, featuring a host of terrific british performers. The specter of atomic warfare raises its head once again in this. Dialogue is clear most of the time, but there are a few moments where the films score by ken thorne can be a bit too intrusive making it difficult to hear what is being said. The movie is mostly a series of gags, helped along by a stellar cast, though this may be to its detriment, since the film can come off as a bit uneven.
However, it made little impact on londons theatrical scene for over a year, when it was adapted to a longer play and bernard miles put it on at the mermaid. Its likely milligans earlier concern for the future of mankind that provided the inspirational spark for the bed sitting room, a blackly comic play cowritten in 1961 with john antrobus and set in london in the aftermath of a nuclear war, which was was described by one. The shakiest gun in the west full movie, western, english, classic entire film full free movies duration. The bedsitting room is adept at creating a nightmarish world of jokes and subdued horror precisely because it bounces back and forth from gags to unexpected moments of stillness, where characters suddenly realize where they are, and why. He is most famous for his acting work and in particular for the movie he made with mel brooks, young frankenstein, where he plays the part of igor. I guess someone figured that if it had been such a hit on the stage, it couldnt fail as a movie. Sep 19, 2011 the bed sitting room follows an internal logic which keeps every non sequitur connected. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. Stars rita tushingham, dudley moore, harry secombe, arthur lowe, roy kinnear and others. Bedsitting room definition of bedsitting room by the free. On 26 march 1970, the film premiered in london at the cinecenta cinema on panton street.
The bedsitting room was a big hit as a stage play in londons west end for several years in the 1960s. Lesters greatest professional setback, the bed sitting room now stands as perhaps his most audacious experiment. The bedsitting room began as a oneact play which was first produced in 1962 before transferring to the west end in 1963. Bedsitting room definition is a oneroom apartment serving as both bedroom and living room. A film based on the play was released in 1970, although this was less successful. By the time of 1974s juggernaut, richard lester was known for his two wonderful beatles films, a hard days night and help. Since imaging wasnt much of a priority, this is a pretty flat, front and center audio track. The bed sitting room 1969 directed by richard lester. Its a shame midnight movies didnt really catch on until the early 70s, as richard lesters absurdly aheadofitstime the bed sitting room seems perfectly pitched for late night audiences. Marty feldman simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Despite there being a rather sharp looking region b bluray edition available from bfi, mgm and fox have decided to release richard lesters the bed sitting room under their manufactureondemand dvd line, the mgm limited edition collection. Personally i think its a work of genius, the best movie that richard lester ever made, and one of the most daring, as it portrays the end of humanity as a surreal.
The bed sitting room 1969 plot summary 2 set in postnuclearholocaust england, where a handful of bizarre characters struggle on with their lives in the ruins, amongst endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery and brick, muddy plains, and heaps of dentures and old boots. Aftereffects plague the survivors of historys shortest war. Watch the bed sitting room 1969 vintage movies and tv on dailymotion. The bed sitting room 1969 among the ruins of a london devastated by nuclear war, the survivors ineffectually cling to increasingly meaningless social structures. The bedsitting room is a really ramshackle concoction and a bona fide cult film. That cynical attitude pervades the superficial absurdity on display of postapocalyptic londoners going about as if nothing ever happened. Absurdist humor with a pitchblack complexion rules this postnuclear gallery of. The effect is at first numbing you feel like you cant get your bearings, but then it becomes quiet poignant. Bed sitting room definition is a one room apartment serving as both bedroom and living room. Bedsitting room synonyms, bedsitting room pronunciation, bedsitting room translation, english dictionary definition of bedsitting room. German translation of sitting room collins english.
Nov 26, 2015 the shakiest gun in the west full movie, western, english, classic entire film full free movies duration. Bed sitting room, the bluray kino lorber home video. It reminded me of a monty python film with set pieces from a salvador dali painting. The bed sitting room is a 1969 british comedy film directed by richard lester, starring an ensemble cast of british comic actors, and based on the play of the same name. Its a shame midnight movies didnt really catch on until the early 70s, as richard lesters absurdly aheadofitstime the bedsitting room seems perfectly pitched for late night audiences.
Oct 17, 2016 john landis on the bed sitting room duration. Meanwhile, seventeenmonths pregnant penelope and her parents have eaten all the chocolate bars on the circle line, and leave the safety of their underground carriage. Sitting room meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. It was entered into the 19th berlin international film festival.
Screenplay by john antrobus, based on the play by antrobus and spike milligan. In 1970 he directed the bed sitting room, a film which so uncannily predicts the style and manner of python that we think for a moment were watching television. The bed sitting room 1969 the bed sitting room 1969. Legendary director richard lester how i won the war, juggernaut joins former members of the goon show to create a series of comic sketches about a postnuclear apocalyptic london. The bed sitting room was a big hit as a stage play in londons west end for several years in the 1960s. The bed sitting room is adept at creating a nightmarish world of jokes and subdued horror precisely because it bounces back and forth from gags to unexpected moments of stillness, where characters suddenly realize where they are, and why. The bed sitting room by marty on february 12, 2016 add comment in newsfeed hot off the successes of martys television shows, film roles were being thrown his way with wild abandon. Theres a cumulative energy, which means that in the early stretches the film feels randomly surreal and somewhat lethargic, but as the viewer begins to comprehend the rules of this fictional world, it achieves a narrative coherency as well as an eerie power.