Room at the Top

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Scott R @ScottR Nov 25 NYT 1000 films. A British class / social drama taking on the issues of social mobility in the workplace and marriage. It was painful in its realism and the blindness of ambition. It enjoyed its depiction of UK culture. Saw on Pluto. See more Jim P 02/02/2024 The main actor (Joe) may be from Lithuania but he plays the working class northerner very well. His counterpart Alice is actually German! Having said that, this is a gritty Northern drama about post war UK. A great story and a well made movie. See more Edward C 09/02/2023 One of the very best films of all time See more Leaburn O 06/02/2023 The acting is very stiff and the accents all over the place. It's probably a better film than the book was but the final scene was unnecessary. Pretty dour stuff. See more 03/29/2022 Setting the template for the angry young man films of the late 50s early 60s, all black and white and brooding, it stands the test of time and maintains the power to shock. The script is sharp and bitter, very northern. Class, supposedly muted by war and Attlee's government, is writ large throughout with superciliousness, contempt, soft and hard power and deep green jealousy and ambition for its own sake. Women are caught in the crossfire of this male battle, from the posh naive but strong millionaire's daughter to the ultimate femme in Simone Signoret's Oscar winning turn as Alice. It's great, if anything dates it, it's a little too literal around class and Lawrence Harvey is easily parodyable as angry northern man. That said, essential. See more 11/28/2021 I see why it's a classic! So many good performances within. See more Read all reviews

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