Monday, November 26, 2007

I just watched the DVD of Lindsay Anderson's "In Celebration" the David Storey play starring Alan Bates and a young and even then awesome Brian Cox.

You know, it's very British, but I was so into it because I have three brothers, there's coal mining in my family background, and they too are working class.

Three brothers (Bates, Cox and James Bolam, who was roommates with Marc Bolan back in the 60's and was the wear Marc Bolan picked his name from, altering it by one letter) return home for their parents' wedding anniversary. There's some unresolved family issues between the sons and their folks, and each other. Some of it about the mystery surrounding the death of their eldest sibling.

This was one of the American Film Theatre productions and boy I wish there were more of them!

I found this after watching some YouTube clips of Malcolm McDowell from his One-Man Play/Film about Lindsay Anderson.

I'm a fan of the director, Lindsay Anderson and I really dug this!