Film up the junction

Taken from the 1968 movie up the junction, directed by peter collinson. W hen ricky gervais and i set out to make our first feature film together, we faced a problem. It is based on the 1963 book of the same name by nell dunn and was adapted by roger smith. Released not long afterwards, director peter collinson. Yes, i know that ricky gervais and stephen merchants film is set in 1973 but why, in 2010, do they still see homosexuality as fair game. Arguably the only likeable characters are polly, an uptown girl whos trying to slum it in battersea, and pete dennis waterman the bit of rough she falls for. Up the junction 1968 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Aug 31, 20 nell dunns up the junction, a set of loosely linked vignettes of workingclass london, caught a cultural mood when it was first published in 1963. Oct 09, 2014 suzy kendall is polly, an upperclass chelsea girl who decides to relieve her boredom by slumming in a workingclass section of london called battersea. May 08, 2017 2012 chevrolet tahoe ed bozarth chevrolet buick pontiac grand junction grand junction, co 8150. Apr 03, 2010 w hen ricky gervais and i set out to make our first feature film together, we faced a problem. Liz fraser, adrienne poster, maureen lipman, dennis waterman, suzy kendall. Even watching this film now, i think you can really get a feel for what it was like to be young and working class in the 1960s.

Up the junction is a superb film, with an atmospheric and evocative soundtrack, and if you have any interest whatsoever in our cultural and social past, have a. The play was adapted by nell dunn and uncredited ken loach 1 from dunns short story collection of the same name. With carol white, geraldine sherman, vickery turner, tony selby. A record 400 viewers complained to the bbc, mostly about the programmes bad language and depiction of sexual promiscuity. The album was released on 16 march 1968 on fontana records. The wednesday play up the junction tv episode 1965 imdb. Up the junction 1968 r 1h 59min drama march 1968 usa addresses some of the major 60s social issues a bored rich londongirl from chelsea decides to go slumming in depressed battersea, getting a flat and starts factorywork and makes friends. This feature pic is no sense a film version of the tele adaptation of the. The film stars neal bledsoe, summer crockett moore, tom pelphrey and harris doran with david zayas, michael okeefe and anthony ruivivar in supporting roles. In this late example of the genre, chelsea girl polly becomes fed up with her privileged world and decides to cross the tracks or in this.

Up the junction began its muchpublicized life as a tv play which caused a flurry of controversy about its outspokenness. The fragmentary structure creates a certain authenticity in its sampling rather than verisimilitude but ends up dizzyingly scattergun rather than creating a true. Cemetery junction is a feelgood drama set in a small town in 1973 about three young mates drifting. A trend in british cinema in the 1950s and 60s, kitchen sink drama took a socialrealist approach to film and theatre, often focusing on the working class. Made in britain, the film chronicles the life of a young rich woman from chelsea who decides to see what life is like on the rough side of town. Filming locations 14 filming dates 1 filming locations. Apr 15, 2010 cemetery junction s gaybaiting is not funny ben walters. Up the junction is a superb film, with an atmospheric and evocative soundtrack, and if you have any interest whatsoever in our cultural and social past, have a look at it. The ken loachdirected version he did for bbc in 65 which was an episode of the bbc anthology drama series the wednesday play and the paramount studios remake from 68 directed by peter collinson. Up the junction film up the junction is a 1968 british film directed by peter collinson and starring dennis waterman, suzy kendall, adrienne posta, maureen lipman and liz fraser. Jan 08, 2010 taken from the 1968 movie up the junction, directed by peter collinson. Feb 20, 2017 up the junction is a soundtrack album by manfred mann, consisting of songs written by mann and mike hugg for the 1968 film up the junction. Despite the fact that up the junction is based on a successful 1963 book by nell dunn that was turned into a television movie in 1965 and eventually britains top moneymaking movie in 1968, it. Movie version of the bbc tv play that first addresses some of the major social issues of the day.

The play was adapted by nell dunn and ken loach from dunns short story collection of the same name. Up the junction 1967 movie on dvd mod psych manfred. Addresses some of the major 60s social issues a bored rich londongirl from chelsea decides to go slumming in depressed battersea, getting a flat and starts. The film was released in the united kingdom on 14 april 2010. It is one of the bands most popular and wellremembered songs especially in the uk, and reached number 2 on the uk singles chart, the same position as its predecessor, cool for cats. Up the junction is also the name of a collection of short stories by nell dunn, first published in 1963. Addresses some of the major 60s social issues a bored rich londongirl from chelsea decides to go slumming in depressed battersea, getting a flat and starts factorywork and makes friends. The first version of up the junction was of course ken loach and tony garnetts filming of the book for the play for today strand in 1965, with carol white as sylvie, geraldine sherman as rube and vickery turner as eileen, presumably the unnamed narrator of the book. Up the junction was the third single released from squeezes second album, cool for cats, sung by glenn tilbrook. Manfred man up the junction 1st uk press fonata vinyl lp 1968 stereo stl.

This is the wandsworth road at the junction with lansdowne way, facing south, and, during this scene, the camera pans around to a view of the power station. Lyricist chris difford said that the title phrase was lifted from the 1965 tv play version of the work, directed by ken loach, and the subsequent 1968 movie version. Junction is a 2012 american thriller film written and directed by tony glazer. Nell dunns up the junction, a set of loosely linked vignettes of workingclass london, caught a cultural mood when it was first published in 1963. Dec 09, 2006 manfred man up the junction 1st uk press fonata vinyl lp 1968 stereo stl. I decided to watch both up the junction adaptations back to back. She gets much more than she bargained for, but makes close friends and falls in love. Nell dunns up the junction, directed by ken loach, was a controversial and mouldbreaking tv drama, watched by an audience of nearly 10 million on first transmission. The album was released on 16 march 1968 on fontana records tlstl 546023268. Up the junction stephen merchant film the guardian. She takes a job in a sweet factory and soon makes friends with her coworkers rube and sylvie. Up the junction is the first soundtrack and fourth studio album by manfred mann, consisting of songs written by mann and mike hugg for the 1968 film of the same name.

Fragments of the life of three workingclass women, and the people around them, in south london in the 1960s. Manfred mann up the junctionsleepy hollow fontana tf 908 february 1968 manfred mann were asked to compose the film music for. In early 1970s england, three friends spend their days partaking in banter, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Cemetery junction is a feelgood drama set in a small town in. Up the junction is an episode of the bbc anthology drama series the wednesday play directed by ken loach, produced by james mactaggart, and first broadcast on 3 november 1965 on bbc 1. Up the junction 1967 movie on dvd mod psych manfred mann. Whats a nice girl like you doing in a place like this. Heres hoping more british films from this period are released. Up the junction is a british phrase meaning youre screwed. A tribute to the great 1960s movie up the junction starring suzy kendall, adrienne posta, dennis waterman. Suzy kendall is polly, an upperclass chelsea girl who decides to relieve her boredom by slumming in a workingclass section of london called battersea. Up the junction is both a comingofage film and a social issue film.

Based on a popular british novel by nell dunn, up the junction was a madefor tv movie in 1965 before being remade for theatrical release in 1968. Up the junction is a 1968 british film directed by peter collinson and starring dennis waterman, suzy kendall, adrienne posta, maureen lipman and liz fraser. With suzy kendall, dennis waterman, maureen lipman, adrienne posta. Based on a popular british novel by nell dunn, up the junction was a madefortv movie in 1965 before being remade for theatrical release in 1968. Polly, an upperclass chelsea girl decides to relieve the boredom of her plush lifestyle by slumming in a workingclass section of london called battersea. A videoclip i put together featuring a few photos from the albums artwork.

Up the junction is a soundtrack album by manfred mann, consisting of songs written by mann and mike hugg for the 1968 film up the junction. It tells the stories of three young women living in north battersea and clapham and, to a lesser degree, their boyfriends. Scenes in homes, streets, pubs, prison and their workplace cover family, friendship, romance, sex, and abortion. Up the junction is the eighth track and third single from squeezes second lp, 1979s cool for cats, a sliceoflife vignette set in the bands native south london. Up the junction 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When ken loach adapted nell dunns provocative novel up the junction for bbc tvs wednesday play series in the 1960s, it shocked the nation. Hard to see what all the fuss was about at least from this movie cashin on kenneth loachs teleplay version of nell dunns novel. Dec 20, 2012 manfred mann up the junctionsleepy hollow fontana tf 908 february 1968 manfred mann were asked to compose the film music for uk movie up the junction and as one would expect its a. In this song, a guy gets his girl pregnant, becomes a drunk, and is left on his own when the girl leaves him and takes the child. Beach hotel, marine parade, worthing, west sussex, england, uk hotel where pete and polly stay 1 of 1. Cemetery junction is a 2010 british comingofage comedydrama film written and directed by ricky gervais and stephen merchant. Although up the junctions startling edge has been somewhat dimmed by imitation and all that has followed, it has an importance, stylistically and socially, for better or worse.