Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) ( Saturday Night & Sunday Morning )

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Saturday Night & Sunday Morning
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1960 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Karel Reisz

Written By:
Alan Sillitoe

Actors:
Albert Finney ..... Arthur Seaton
Shirley Anne Field ..... Doreen
Rachel Roberts ..... Brenda
Hylda Baker ..... Aunt Ada
Norman Rossington ..... Bert
Bryan Pringle ..... Jack
Robert Cawdron ..... Robboe
Edna Morris ..... Mrs. Bull
Elsie Wagstaff ..... Mrs. Seaton
Frank Pettitt ..... Mr. Seaton
Avis Bunnage ..... Blousy Woman
Colin Blakely ..... Loudmouth
Irene Richmond ..... Doreen's Mother
Louise Dunn ..... Betty
Anne Blake ..... Civil Defence Officer

Synopsis:

Albert Finney is superb as the young factory worker in a Northern town who tries to escape from the restricting life on offer to him. Released in 1961 this film was the biggest box office hit of the British New Wave and became a classic example of what became known as the 'Kitchen Sink' movement; gritty stories set in the drudgery of the English lower classes. This film broke many taboos of the day, discussing sex, abortion and alcoholism within a setting of the never-talked about class struggle

All I want is a good time. The rest is propaganda. That's the philosophy of archetypal British 'angry young man' Arthur Seaton (Albert Finney). A middle-class working stiff in a dead-end job, Arthur's principal goal in life is to survive the work week, then spend the weekend raising as much hell and drinking as much beer and other liquor as possible. Since pleasure is all that Arthur lives for, he thinks nothing of starting up an affair with the wife (Rachel Roberts) of one of his co-workers (Bryan Pringle). His efforts to secure her an abortion when he gets her pregnant stem not out of concern for her but out of his own selfishness: why should he be tied down with a squalling brat? Despite his carousing and his ongoing desire to escape the dull routine of his weekday existence, Arthur is doomed to perpetuate that routine via his marriage to a complacent 'nice' girl (Shirley Ann Field) from his own neighborhood.

Arthur, one of Britain's angry young men of the 1960s, is a hardworking factory worker who slaves all week at his mindless job for his modest wages. Come Saturday night, he's off to the pub for a loud and rowdy beer session. With him is Brenda, his girlfriend of the moment. Married to a fellow worker, she is nonetheless captivated by his rugged good looks and his devil-may-care attitude. Soon a new love interest Doreen enters and a week later, Brenda announces she's pregnant. She tells Arthur she needs money for an abortion, and Arthur promises to pay for it. By this time, his relationship with Doreen has ripened and Brenda, hearing of it, confronts him. He denies everything, but it's obvious that their affair is all but over.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 24 February, 2020.

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