Morrissey related films

[The Alchemist]

I'd be interested to hear about the films you've all seen which are related in any way to Morrissey's interests
(or those that he has specifically referenced or mentioned)

I'm quite interested in older cinema (mainly French poetic realism, French new wave, British kichen sink, the golden age of Hollywood)

I also enjoy newer independent British cinema.

What are your favourites?

Always open to recommendations.

Happy to kick things off:


Pépé le Moko (1937)
Brighton Rock (1947)
The Blue Lamp (1950)
Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
Room at the Top (1958)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Look Back in Anger (1959)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
A Taste Of Honey (1961)
A Kind Of Loving (1962)
This Sporting Life (1963)
Poor Cow (1967)
Kes (1969)
Romper Stomper (1992)
Nil By Mouth (1997)

(Saturday Night and Sunday Morning)

 

[Gregor Samsa]

The Family Way
Billy Liar
The Leather Boys
Charlie Bubbles
Withnail and I (possibly)
King and Country (“Life is nothing much to lose.”)
The L-Shaped Room (“Take me back to dear old Blighty…”)

 

[The Alchemist]

The Family Way
Billy Liar
The Leather Boys
Charlie Bubbles
Withnail and I (possibly)
King and Country (“Life is nothing much to lose.”)
The L-Shaped Room (“Take me back to dear old Blighty…”)

Of those, the L-Shaped Room and Billy Liar are two of the next films I'm planning to see.

Withnail is brilliant, and I'll check out the others - thanks.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Of those, the L-Shaped Room and Billy Liar are two of the next films I'm planning to see.

Withnail is brilliant, and I'll check out the others - thanks.

I re-watched those two not that long ago. TLR really holds up. Billy Liar I actually found a bit annoying. It’s strange, I used to love it.

 

[Orange Crush]

Antz. He's a BIG fan, watched it loads.

 

[The Alchemist]

I re-watched those two not that long ago. TLR really holds up. Billy Liar I actually found a bit annoying. It’s strange, I used to love it.

Funny how things can feel on a re-watch sometimes.

Some I manage to locate on YouTube, but with others I struggle.

Many I watched back in the days of DVD's, but some of the specialist foreign films could be quite expensive to buy.


I really like that you can watch things on the BFI website for free:

Free

Watch free archive films on demand on BFI Player

player.bfi.org.uk

Collections

Choose free archive films by collection on BFI Player

player.bfi.org.uk

Open Culture is a good resource too:

4,000+ Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, Documentaries & More

Watch 4,000+ quality movies online. Includes classics, indies, film noir, documentaries showcasing the talent of our greatest actors, actresses and directors.

www.openculture.com

 

[Famous when dead]

Some to be getting on with:

Category:Influences on Morrissey - Film and Television - Morrissey-solo Wiki

www.morrissey-solo.com

FWD.

 

[The Alchemist]

Some to be getting on with:

Category:Influences on Morrissey - Film and Television - Morrissey-solo Wiki

www.morrissey-solo.com

FWD.

Appreciate the steer.

At first glance, Pépé le Moko isn't listed.

Probably an impossible task to compile everything.

 

[TheSmiths_1985]

Some to be getting on with:

Category:Influences on Morrissey - Film and Television - Morrissey-solo Wiki

www.morrissey-solo.com

FWD.

I never thought to look on the Wiki for a working link to VulgarPicture.com.
Might dig out the laptop and download everything just in case.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Funny how things can feel on a re-watch sometimes.

Some I manage to locate on YouTube, but with others I struggle.

Many I watched back in the days of DVD's, but some of the specialist foreign films could be quite expensive to buy.


I really like that you can watch things on the BFI website for free:

Free

Watch free archive films on demand on BFI Player

player.bfi.org.uk

Collections

Choose free archive films by collection on BFI Player

player.bfi.org.uk

Open Culture is a good resource too:

4,000+ Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, Documentaries & More

Watch 4,000+ quality movies online. Includes classics, indies, film noir, documentaries showcasing the talent of our greatest actors, actresses and directors.

www.openculture.com

Thanks! I wonder if the BFI player works where I am, or if it’s the British isles only. Looking forward to delving into Open Culture, though!

 

[The Alchemist]

Thanks! I wonder if the BFI player works where I am, or if it’s the British isles only. Looking forward to delving into Open Culture, though!

I hope it does work outside of the UK, as I'd like to recommend it to my dad and he lives in Spain.

I only discovered Open Culture recently, but it seems to work well

 

[TheSmiths_1985]

I hope it does work outside of the UK, as I'd like to recommend it to my dad and he lives in Spain.

I only discovered Open Culture recently, but it seems to work well

I don’t think it does, you need to use a VPN. You can get a free week trial of their Amazon Prime channel, which I found was enough time to watch anything they have worth watching.

 

[The Queen of Batons]

A penfriend letter was shared somewhere from 1978/1979 and Morrissey had said the only thing worth seeing on tv around that time had been Christmas in Connecticut. I must have been watching it at the same time, and had enjoyed it greatly. (There was a remake later).

 

[The Alchemist]

A penfriend letter was shared somewhere from 1978/1979 and Morrissey had said the only thing worth seeing on tv around that time had been Christmas in Connecticut. I must have been watching it at the same time, and had enjoyed it greatly. (There was a remake later).

Thanks for bringing that to my attention with the background. I've heard it mentioned before, but I've not yet seen it.

 

[The Alchemist]

I've just found this if anyone is interested.

British 60s cinema - The Smiths and 60s film culture

www.british60scinema.net

 

[carry on cleo]

MORRISSEY

“Television is the only place where we banish ourselves from the community of the living, and where the superficial provides more virtue than the actual. We watch in order to find ecstasy, for at last we can survive in someone else. Our conclusions are our own, yet the landscape is infinite”...

letterboxd.com

 

[The Alchemist]

MORRISSEY

“Television is the only place where we banish ourselves from the community of the living, and where the superficial provides more virtue than the actual. We watch in order to find ecstasy, for at last we can survive in someone else. Our conclusions are our own, yet the landscape is infinite”...

letterboxd.com

Love this! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Gregor Samsa]

As it was Good Friday yesterday, I decided to finally watch Pasolini’s The Gospel of Matthew. It was absolutely brilliant. Could very well be the best Pasolini film I’ve ever seen. I’m biased, of course, but still! A still (…) from the film has been used as a concert backdrop by Morrissey.

 

[nicky wire's legs]

As it was Good Friday yesterday, I decided to finally watch Pasolini’s The Gospel of Matthew. It was absolutely brilliant. Could very well be the best Pasolini film I’ve ever seen. I’m biased, of course, but still! A still from the film has been used as a concert backdrop by Morrissey.

Have you seen teorema? That's my favourite, the gospel according to Matthew is second.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Have you seen teorema? That's my favourite, the gospel according to Matthew is second.

I have, but many years ago. It’s up for a re-watch. Mamma Roma I remember I loved.