Britannia care represents a quality package of care in the community delivered with compassion. Mark hamills 10 worst movies, according to rotten tomatoes. Leonard rossiter, fulton mackay, graham crowden, peter jeffrey, robin askwith, malcolm mcdowell, mark hamill, robbie coltrane, tony haygarth, richard. Britannia hospital is the final part of andersons trilogy of films, written by david sherwin, that follow the. Outside its gates, protestors gather they are opposed to the state. By 1981, club membership had reached 9,000 and more renovations were completed with the addition of the upper lounge area, new snooker room, upstairs auditorium and the chinese restaurant treasure court. An extremely black comedy, britannia hospital satirises british society in the early 1980s, from the nhs to police brutality, protest movements to private enterprise, socialism and african banana republics to technology. By the 1980s, he was branded obsolete, with britannia hospital receiving the worst notices and lowest box office of his career. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. British filming locations for the movie britannia hospital 1982 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Britannia hospital is the final film in the acclaimed mick travis trilogy from director lindsay anderson and writer david sherwin, alan bates, robbie coltrane, richard griffiths, joan plowright, robin askwith and mark hamill lead an eclectic allstar cast in the biting black comedy that also features original music by alan price. Britannia hospital thus prompts us to avoid the future predicted by professor millar and his genesis machine, and, in doing so, makes us ask what moral choices should be made in order that people might live peaceably together.
Dapto leagues club in the 60s, 70s and 80s nostalgia central. Around that time, the british film industry collapsed, forcing him to flee to america to continue working. In association with emi and the national film finance corporation. Anthony robert mcmillan obe born 30 march 1950, known professionally as robbie coltrane, is a scottish actor and author. Whilst the colourful egomanic professor millar prepares to open his selfnamed new wing at britannia hospital with a demonstration of the. Lindsay andersons film narrates the story of a single day. Britannia hospital 1982 r 1h 51min comedy, scifi 27 may 1982 uk britannia hospital is not preparing for a visit from queen elizabeth1, who died in 1603. Like the other films in the series, its a dark comedy following a particularly eventful chapter in the life of mick travis malcolm mcdowell as he confronts various disturbing and absurd aspects of britain and western society in general. Film britannia hospital en streaming vf gratuit complet hd. From kids clubs to bargain days we list the ways to save. Movies locations people blog articles site info contact donate. Its not merely the rather obvious and allembracing metaphor of a chaotic and rundown hospital standing.
Aug 12, 2016 for more weird videos plus strange film nights in london. Britannia hospital is a wonderfully wellwritten and tightly crafted comedy. Britannia hospital 1982 is the third installment of director lindsay andersons mick travis trilogy. We strive to maintain the dignity and respect of the customer and work in utmost confidentiality and trust. Director lindsay anderson and screenwriter david sherwin continue their story of mick travis malcolm mcdowell, who played the rebellious schoolboy in the 1969 film if and the gogetter coffee salesman in the 1973 film o lucky man. John moffatt the final film in lindsay andersons mick travis trilogy is an audacious. Meanwhile, the film also adds commentary to the laughable decadence of privatized healthcare as well as the dangerous entitlement that accompanies socialistic mentalities. He then did britannia hospital 1982, the last part of lindsay andersons workingclass trilogy that started with if.
Britannia hospital is not preparing for a visit from queen elizabeth i, who died in. Britannia hospital 1982 vhsrip studiovy rychlodabing. Directed by lindsay anderson 1982 united kingdom starring malcolm mcdowell, leonard rossiter, john moffatt the final film in lindsay anderson s mick travis trilogy is an audacious black comedy in which the recurring everyman played by malcolm mcdowellnow a reporterfinds himself caught in the madness as a crumbling hospital where sinister medical experiments are being performed prepares for a visit from the queen mother. Eddie fitz fitzgerald in the british tv series cracker during the 1990s. Hunt, joan plowright, malcolm mcdowell, mark hamill cinematography mike fash production designer norris spencer film editor michael ellis original music alan price writing credits david sherwin. See it, and see what british cinema lacks nowadays.
Britannia hospital is about to open a new wing, which is causing problems for the hospital administrator who is trying to make sure the queen. The visitor is a fictional representation of queen elizabeth the queen mother. Britannia hospital in plot, block 91, plot, block 91. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing britannia hospital near you. Britannia hospital office in plot, block 91, plot, block 91, aliu animashaun avenue, lekki peninsula phase 1, eti osa, lagos, nigeria. Join me as i attempt to watch 2,500 movies on dvd and bluray, including films from all around the world and spanning as many genres as i can muster. Despite its faults, the world of cinema would be very much poorer without britannia hospital. On the day of its 500year anniversary, britannia hospital prepares for a royal visit. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Its not merely the rather obvious and allembracing metaphor of a chaotic and rundown hospital standing in for britain that is the problem with anderson. Sep 18, 2008 to finish, there was 1982 s britannia hospital, an unsatisfactory but fascinatingly swingeing attack on the nhs, trade unions, the monarchy, academia, science, television and thereby britain itself.
In todays world, this question is of increasing relevance. Britannia hospital is a film directed by lindsay anderson with malcolm. Britannia hospital itself shares certain features with the fletcher memorial home. Britannia hospital 1982 however, those two movies do not follow the same continuity of the first film, and have little in common other than the main character of mick travis and several identicallynamed characters in similar roles on the commentary track for o lucky man, malcolm mcdowell refers to it as a socalled trilogy. An elaborate and grisly joke, britannia hospital is a nopunchespulled satire of the state of british affairs in the thatcher era. Britannia hospital, an esteemed english institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the queen mother herself. Vhs trailer for the 1982 satire britannia hospital, directed by lindsay. Jan 17, 1982 that is at the heart of britannia hospital, though i hope its not a preachy film but a parable.
He is known for his roles as rubeus hagrid in the harry potter films, as valentin dmitrovich zhukovsky in the james bond films goldeneye and the world is not enough, and as dr. Sep 22, 2010 join me as i attempt to watch 2,500 movies on dvd and bluray, including films from all around the world and spanning as many genres as i can muster. It targets the national health service and, by extension, contemporary britain. Britannia hospital is a 1982 british black comedy film, directed by lindsay anderson, which targets the national health service and contemporary british society. A healthcare network and reference centre delivering world class medical service. The ending of the film seems to be an appeal to rise above that kind of thing, in the name of the human potential for greatness. It was entered into the 1982 cannes film festival and fantasporto.
Scott, the chief of medicine in a new york city teaching hospital, is contemplating suicide. Britannia hospital tells of the sinister and selfdestructive nature of humankinds brilliance and curiosity. Britannia hospital 1982 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Britannia hospital is about to open a new wing, which is causing problems for the hospital administrator who is. An ace reporter malcolm mcdowell finds truth in bedlam at a 500yearold london hospital.
Anderson described britannia hospital 1982 as the last free cinema film. Dapto leagues club in the 60s, 70s and 80s dapto leagues club was formed on 12 july 1955 at a public meeting in mr jim timbs billiard rooms in bong bong road, which later became the first premises occupied by the club. Mcdowell, who played the rebellious schoolboy in the 1969 film if. Kenneths search brings him from california to las vegas, where the two teens gamble with their lives. Starring leonard rossiter, vivian pickles, graham crowden, jill bennett, marsha a. With leonard rossiter, malcolm mcdowell, brian pettifer, john moffatt. Liz smith, alan bates, lindsay anderson, britannia hospital 1982.
But when investigative reporter mick travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, and african cannibal dictator and sinister human experiments. A parable is a heavenly story with a earthly meaning. May 27, 2017 britannia hospital 1982 is the third installment of director lindsay andersons mick travis trilogy. Jonathan coe admires lindsay anderson film the guardian. Directed by lindsay anderson 1982 united kingdom starring malcolm. Britannia hospital is not preparing for a visit from queen elizabeth i, who died in 1603. The entire film is literally jammed with memorable characters played with great finesse. Britannia hospital 1982 letterboxd your life in film.
Lindsay andersons 1982 black comedy, britannia hospital, completed a trilogy of films featuring the character of mick travis played by. Mixing wild satire with scifi surrealism, britannia hospital has proved. Robbie coltrane in britannia hospital 1982 graham crowden in britannia. Regarder britannia hospital en streaming francais vf hd 1982 complet gratuit sur. In hindsight that is a crying shame, since the film is both a return to form from o lucky man. Britannia hospital is een britse filmkomedie uit 1982 onder regie van lindsay anderson. This realisation came home to me strongly a few weeks ago in the fine. The film which this reminds me most of is not another anderson film, but derek jarmans jubilee jubilee 1978, five years older but equally despairing, apocalyptic and ferocious. Britannia hospital is the final film in the acclaimed mick travis trilogy from director lindsay anderson and writer david sherwin. Alan bates, robbie coltrane, richard griffiths, joan plowright, robin askwith and mark hamill lead an eclectic allstar cast in this biting black comedy that also features original music by alan price.
To finish, there was 1982s britannia hospital, an unsatisfactory but fascinatingly swingeing attack on the nhs, trade unions, the monarchy, academia, science, television and thereby britain itself. Lindsay anderson brews some chaos the new york times. Britannia hospital 1982 at the britannia hospital, which celebrates its 500th. Britannia hospital is a 1982 black comedy film by british director lindsay anderson which targets the national health. Sentenced to a lifetime of stress film the guardian.
The final part of lindsay andersons mick travis trilogy sees travis working as a tabloid reporter looking for dirt on the respected surgeon professor millar. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Britannia hospital 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jul 07, 2018 watch britannia hospital 1982 vhsrip studiovy rychlodabing djlonely on dailymotion.
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