"You're too intelligent to be rebels, that's too easy." He has no idea what he's talking about; the smartest people in history are the rebels, and they never had it easy
The whole film was an allegory, that particular part - the boys were against the old boarding school system (establishment) and the Reverent (& religion) were shown merely as a tool (thus he's kept in draw) that helps perpetuate the instilling of tradition, control and oppression upon the boarding school pupils (the masses) as well as causing eccentricity. The boys rejected this and were rebelling, in the end to the point of bloodshed.
Yes,this film is very surreal in parts. Students have debated for years the significance of the film changing from colour to b+w and back again. The simple fact is that halfway through production, the film company began to run low on budget, so they reverted to b+w film which was much cheaper than colour (especially in 1968). Movies are very rarely shot in sequence, and this is why the film switches back and forth between colour and b+w.
Not true - that's the old story. The truth, according to most recent info from Criterion, is that it was initially a lighting issue. Light in the church was too low to shoot color with the film stock they had - so the director OK'd black and white for that shot, then spent the rest of the movie arbitrarily choosing to shoot some scenes in black and white if he thought it would work better that way.
I love how the reverend is kept in the drawer. I recall that in A Clockwork Orange, Malcolm McDowell's Alex DeLarge keeps a pet snake in a drawer, the serpent being the common manifestation of the devil within Christian discourse.
Re the changes from colour to b/w ... I've heard it was because they couldn't afford the sophisticated lighting rigs necessary in those days to get good interior shots in colour (all the b/w scenes are interiors).
Actually, the director later admitted he wanted to shoot the whole thing in colour, but couldnt afford to, so he chose scenes to be black & white and attached the whole "dream world" meaning to it to make it seem like it was done on purpose.
It's to symbolize that he's (Religion) merely a tool for oppression, which is basically what the whole movie is about. Those three were trying to rebel against the boarding school's oppressive system.
DICKENSIAN IN 1954. ON MY 10TH., BIRTHDAY, JOHNSON ASSISTENT HEADMASTER AND PARR, MUSIC TEACHER TRIED TO "GET ME", I FOUGHT LIKE HELL. I GOT AWAY. HEADWORTH -WITTY, BY CONPARISON WAS OK. HE WAS JUST MASOSOGINISTIC, HE ESPECIALLY LIKED TO GIVE B.B. BARE BOTTOM WITH THE CANE. YES, A DICKENSIAN SCHOOL IN 1954, THE BEST THING ABOUT IT, WAS IT WAS MULTI CULTURAL AND INCREASINGLY SO, AS I WAS THERE. WORST THING ABOUT IT THEN, NO GIRLS THERE. SUCH IS LIFE. David Baxter.
The whole film was an allegory, that particular part - the boys were against the old boarding school system (establishment) and the Reverent (& religion) were shown merely as a tool (thus he's kept in draw) that helps perpetuate the instilling of tradition, control and oppression upon the boarding school pupils (the masses) as well as causing eccentricity. The boys rejected this and were rebelling, in the end to the point of bloodshed.
That wasn't its intent... like there were a few scenes, like when the boys were fencing that started in black and white, then they went through a door and then it was in color. It was slightly irrelevant.
The whole film was an allegory, that particular part - the boys were against the old boarding school system (establishment) and the Reverent (& religion) were shown merely as a tool (thus he's kept in draw) that helps perpetuate the instilling of tradition, control and oppression upon the boarding school pupils (the masses) as well as causing eccentricity. The boys rejected this and were rebelling, in the end to the point of bloodshed.
It is criminal that Malcolm is so narcotically fanciable and is nude at some point in just about every 60s/70s film he is in (not in this clip). He should be banned.
One of my favourite films of all time...still works 40 years later. Bloody brilliant.
Mr. McDowell, thank you. We love you.
Fabulous actor
A great actor was Peter Jeffrey (the headmaster).
"You're too intelligent to be rebels, that's too easy."
He has no idea what he's talking about; the smartest people in history are the rebels, and they never had it easy
The whole film was an allegory, that particular part - the boys were against the old boarding school system (establishment) and the Reverent (& religion) were shown merely as a tool (thus he's kept in draw) that helps perpetuate the instilling of tradition, control and oppression upon the boarding school pupils (the masses) as well as causing eccentricity. The boys rejected this and were rebelling, in the end to the point of bloodshed.
holy cow, malcolm mcdowell looks so good. gosh
Actor David Wood has published an inexpensive book about the making of the film, highly recommended
Brilliant acting from Peter Jeffrey a character actor. The film If... is totally surreal including the vicar in the drawer.
'It's a quite blameless form of existentialism' - priceless!
'It's a quite blameless form of existentialism!'
Love it!
Happy birthday to him. ❤❤❤❤
The bad machine doesn't know he's a bad machine.
Malcolm McDowell is the best actor in world and is wife sure is luckey
Yes,this film is very surreal in parts. Students have debated for years the significance of the film changing from colour to b+w and back again. The simple fact is that halfway through production, the film company began to run low on budget, so they reverted to b+w film which was much cheaper than colour (especially in 1968). Movies are very rarely shot in sequence, and this is why the film switches back and forth between colour and b+w.
Not true - that's the old story. The truth, according to most recent info from Criterion, is that it was initially a lighting issue. Light in the church was too low to shoot color with the film stock they had - so the director OK'd black and white for that shot, then spent the rest of the movie arbitrarily choosing to shoot some scenes in black and white if he thought it would work better that way.
I love how the reverend is kept in the drawer. I recall that in A Clockwork Orange, Malcolm McDowell's Alex DeLarge keeps a pet snake in a drawer, the serpent being the common manifestation of the devil within Christian discourse.
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That hair cut makes him look like Adolf Hitler
I thought he had the mustache at first.
Love this man!!!
Re the changes from colour to b/w ... I've heard it was because they couldn't afford the sophisticated lighting rigs necessary in those days to get good interior shots in colour (all the b/w scenes are interiors).
fantastic...very veru fantestic
Actually, the director later admitted he wanted to shoot the whole thing in colour, but couldnt afford to, so he chose scenes to be black & white and attached the whole "dream world" meaning to it to make it seem like it was done on purpose.
Surreal indeed! I never did understand how, or why, the Rev. 'Chippy' Wood ended up in that drawer! Can anyone shed any light on this?
It's to symbolize that he's (Religion) merely a tool for oppression, which is basically what the whole movie is about.
Those three were trying to rebel against the boarding school's oppressive system.
The Church is under the control of the ruling establishment. It's clear.
On the right hand side of the headmaster on the wall is a switch!!!!!!
With an Austrian accent, this guy could have played Hitler.
PUBIC SCHOOLS.
TAUNTON SCHOOL.
1954 - 1962.
DICKENSIAN IN
1954.
ON MY 10TH.,
BIRTHDAY, JOHNSON
ASSISTENT HEADMASTER AND
PARR, MUSIC TEACHER
TRIED TO "GET ME",
I FOUGHT LIKE HELL.
I GOT AWAY.
HEADWORTH
-WITTY, BY
CONPARISON
WAS OK.
HE WAS JUST MASOSOGINISTIC,
HE ESPECIALLY
LIKED TO GIVE B.B.
BARE BOTTOM
WITH THE CANE.
YES, A DICKENSIAN
SCHOOL IN 1954,
THE BEST THING ABOUT
IT, WAS IT WAS MULTI CULTURAL AND INCREASINGLY SO, AS
I WAS THERE.
WORST THING ABOUT
IT THEN, NO GIRLS
THERE.
SUCH IS LIFE.
David Baxter.
All true.
@kawaiitoboe He's probably the best looking older actor now.
malcolm wud've been my teacher's assistant ;-) i'll take him sir, he'll earn extra credit with me
lol. did that man just pop out of the box?
yeah, and like this scene is shot in rolling countryside!
thats taking it abit far
vewy sewiously indeed. Is that cleyah?
Is one of McDowell's classmates in the above scene played by Bill Nighy?
Nope, the blond one is David Wood, the other Richard Warwick (RIP).
why is there a lot of mentioning of the hair throughout the film?
Because it was made in the 1960s.
I think this part is meant to be surreal, or imaginary. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
It is surreal as well as satirical.
please be civil
could someone please explain the guy in the drawer?
The whole film was an allegory, that particular part - the boys were against the old boarding school system (establishment) and the Reverent (& religion) were shown merely as a tool (thus he's kept in draw) that helps perpetuate the instilling of tradition, control and oppression upon the boarding school pupils (the masses) as well as causing eccentricity. The boys rejected this and were rebelling, in the end to the point of bloodshed.
gotta be somewhere...
That wasn't its intent... like there were a few scenes, like when the boys were fencing that started in black and white, then they went through a door and then it was in color. It was slightly irrelevant.
yeah why was he in the drawer?
Sheer surrealism, humour.
Why is the reverend in a drawer?
The whole film was an allegory, that particular part - the boys were against the old boarding school system (establishment) and the Reverent (& religion) were shown merely as a tool (thus he's kept in draw) that helps perpetuate the instilling of tradition, control and oppression upon the boarding school pupils (the masses) as well as causing eccentricity. The boys rejected this and were rebelling, in the end to the point of bloodshed.
lol
That scene ruined the whole film for me, what the hell was he in that drawer for?
I know it’s seven years later but seriously what the fuck
It symbolises the church being under the control of the ruling state.
In 1 of these films . 1 kix was canned . Reason . 4 a jolly poor show all rohnd . Load abollocks .
It is criminal that Malcolm is so narcotically fanciable and is nude at some point in just about every 60s/70s film he is in (not in this clip). He should be banned.