I went to see a film last night, at the lovely Star and Shadow cinema, in Newcastle
This is a little clip; it might very well become my personal mantra!
The film, A Taste of Honey, was the first play by Shelagh Delaney; written when she was 18. It was first intended as a novel, but she turned it into a play as she hoped to revitalise British theatre and to address social issues that she felt weren't being presented at the time.
Set in Manchester in the 1950s, the film comments on, and highlights, issues such as class, race, gender and sexual orientation, as well as teenage pregnancy.
Filmed in black and white, which adds an extra layer of depth and meaning, most of the shots are simply beautiful. Many are well worthy of being framed as still images - each picture able to tell its own story. There are also some beautiful lines; some quotations and near-quotations have been used by The Smiths and Morrisey, who is a big fan of the film.
"i dreamt about you last night and i fell out of bed twice"
Set in Manchester in the 1950s, the film comments on, and highlights, issues such as class, race, gender and sexual orientation, as well as teenage pregnancy.
Filmed in black and white, which adds an extra layer of depth and meaning, most of the shots are simply beautiful. Many are well worthy of being framed as still images - each picture able to tell its own story. There are also some beautiful lines; some quotations and near-quotations have been used by The Smiths and Morrisey, who is a big fan of the film.
"i dreamt about you last night and i fell out of bed twice"
Thoroughly recommended!
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