Wednesday, May 23, 2018

May 22nd
The Damned United*

(GB 2009)                                     

The forthright Brian Clough unwisely becomes manager of Leeds United FC, in the shadow of his arch rival Don Revie.
The historical details are all over the place in this otherwise nostalgically (and authentically) conveyed slice of the 70s with an excellent cast, even though the star is inevitably no match for the real Brian Clough (who appears in montage at the end.)

Written by: Peter Morgan, from the novel by David Peace.
Producers: Andy Harries, Grainne Marmion.
Director: Tom Hooper.
Starring: Michael Sheen, Colm Meaney (as Don Revie), Timothy Spall, Maurice Roeves, Jim Broadbent, Brian McCardie; voices of Tony Gubba, Michael Parkinson.
Photography: Ben Smithard.
Music: Rob Lane.

+ among the closing credits: "While this story is inspired by actual events, certain characters, incidents, locations and dialogue were fictionalized and/or intended for purposes of dramatization. As respects such characters, incidents, location and dialogue, any similarity to the name, character or history of any person, living or dead, or any product or entity or actual incident is entirely coincidental and unintentional and should not be understood to be historically accurate."


THE DAMNED UNITED. Bitter rivals Brian Clough and Don Revie in 1974, and (below) Michael Sheen and Colm Feore interpreting them 34 years later, in deed but not necessarily in word. 

Preceded by:
The Railrodder**
(Cabada 1965. National Film Board of Canada. 24m.; A stowaway travels from one coastline to the other on a runaway rail maintenance transport. Uneven but often delightful Keaton tribute, still displaying his comic energy. A rarely seen gem.; w,d: Gerald Potterton (and Buster Keaton); s: Buster Keaton; ph: Robert Humble; Eldon Rathburn.






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