Film up the junction

In this song, a guy gets his girl pregnant, becomes a drunk, and is left on his own when the girl leaves him and takes the child. May 08, 2017 2012 chevrolet tahoe ed bozarth chevrolet buick pontiac grand junction grand junction, co 8150. Nell dunns up the junction, a set of loosely linked vignettes of workingclass london, caught a cultural mood when it was first published in 1963. Based on a popular british novel by nell dunn, up the junction was a madefor tv movie in 1965 before being remade for theatrical release in 1968. Addresses some of the major 60s social issues a bored rich londongirl from chelsea decides to go slumming in depressed battersea, getting a flat and starts factorywork and makes friends. A record 400 viewers complained to the bbc, mostly about the programmes bad language and depiction of sexual promiscuity.

Up the junction is both a comingofage film and a social issue film. In this late example of the genre, chelsea girl polly becomes fed up with her privileged world and decides to cross the tracks or in this. Released not long afterwards, director peter collinson. Jan 08, 2010 taken from the 1968 movie up the junction, directed by peter collinson.

Up the junction is the first soundtrack and fourth studio album by manfred mann, consisting of songs written by mann and mike hugg for the 1968 film of the same name. Yes, i know that ricky gervais and stephen merchants film is set in 1973 but why, in 2010, do they still see homosexuality as fair game. The film was released in the united kingdom on 14 april 2010. Apr 03, 2010 w hen ricky gervais and i set out to make our first feature film together, we faced a problem. Cemetery junction is a feelgood drama set in a small town in 1973 about three young mates drifting.

Up the junction is a british phrase meaning youre screwed. Up the junction 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cemetery junction is a feelgood drama set in a small town in. Despite the fact that up the junction is based on a successful 1963 book by nell dunn that was turned into a television movie in 1965 and eventually britains top moneymaking movie in 1968, it. With carol white, geraldine sherman, vickery turner, tony selby. Movie version of the bbc tv play that first addresses some of the major social issues of the day. A videoclip i put together featuring a few photos from the albums artwork. Junction is a 2012 american thriller film written and directed by tony glazer. With suzy kendall, dennis waterman, maureen lipman, adrienne posta. The album was released on 16 march 1968 on fontana records. Scenes in homes, streets, pubs, prison and their workplace cover family, friendship, romance, sex, and abortion.

Feb 20, 2017 up the junction is a soundtrack album by manfred mann, consisting of songs written by mann and mike hugg for the 1968 film up the junction. Heres hoping more british films from this period are released. Based on a popular british novel by nell dunn, up the junction was a madefortv movie in 1965 before being remade for theatrical release in 1968. Suzy kendall is polly, an upperclass chelsea girl who decides to relieve her boredom by slumming in a workingclass section of london.

The album was released on 16 march 1968 on fontana records tlstl 546023268. Up the junction film up the junction is a 1968 british film directed by peter collinson and starring dennis waterman, suzy kendall, adrienne posta, maureen lipman and liz fraser. Although up the junctions startling edge has been somewhat dimmed by imitation and all that has followed, it has an importance, stylistically and socially, for better or worse. Even watching this film now, i think you can really get a feel for what it was like to be young and working class in the 1960s. Up the junction 1968 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The play was adapted by nell dunn and uncredited ken loach 1 from dunns short story collection of the same name. It tells the stories of three young women living in north battersea and clapham and, to a lesser degree, their boyfriends. In early 1970s england, three friends spend their days partaking in banter, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Hard to see what all the fuss was about at least from this movie cashin on kenneth loachs teleplay version of nell dunns novel. The first version of up the junction was of course ken loach and tony garnetts filming of the book for the play for today strand in 1965, with carol white as sylvie, geraldine sherman as rube and vickery turner as eileen, presumably the unnamed narrator of the book. Beach hotel, marine parade, worthing, west sussex, england, uk hotel where pete and polly stay 1 of 1.

Liz fraser, adrienne poster, maureen lipman, dennis waterman, suzy kendall. Aug 31, 20 nell dunns up the junction, a set of loosely linked vignettes of workingclass london, caught a cultural mood when it was first published in 1963. W hen ricky gervais and i set out to make our first feature film together, we faced a problem. She takes a job in a sweet factory and soon makes friends with her coworkers rube and sylvie. Up the junction 1968 r 1h 59min drama march 1968 usa addresses some of the major 60s social issues a bored rich londongirl from chelsea decides to go slumming in depressed battersea, getting a flat and starts factorywork and makes friends. The fragmentary structure creates a certain authenticity in its sampling rather than verisimilitude but ends up dizzyingly scattergun rather than creating a true. Up the junction 1967 movie on dvd mod psych manfred mann. It is based on the 1963 book of the same name by nell dunn and was adapted by roger smith. Up the junction is a soundtrack album by manfred mann, consisting of songs written by mann and mike hugg for the 1968 film up the junction. Made in britain, the film chronicles the life of a young rich woman from chelsea who decides to see what life is like on the rough side of town. Cemetery junctions gaybaiting is not funny ben walters. When ken loach adapted nell dunns provocative novel up the junction for bbc tvs wednesday play series in the 1960s, it shocked the nation. Arguably the only likeable characters are polly, an uptown girl whos trying to slum it in battersea, and pete dennis waterman the bit of rough she falls for. The film stars neal bledsoe, summer crockett moore, tom pelphrey and harris doran with david zayas, michael okeefe and anthony ruivivar in supporting roles.

Up the junction was the third single released from squeezes second album, cool for cats, sung by glenn tilbrook. Manfred man up the junction 1st uk press fonata vinyl lp 1968 stereo stl. Up the junction 1967 movie on dvd mod psych manfred. Fragments of the life of three workingclass women, and the people around them, in south london in the 1960s. Apr 15, 2010 cemetery junction s gaybaiting is not funny ben walters. Lyricist chris difford said that the title phrase was lifted from the 1965 tv play version of the work, directed by ken loach, and the subsequent 1968 movie version. Fragments of the life of three workingclass women, and the people around them, in. The play was adapted by nell dunn and ken loach from dunns short story collection of the same name.

The ken loachdirected version he did for bbc in 65 which was an episode of the bbc anthology drama series the wednesday play and the paramount studios remake from 68 directed by peter collinson. It is one of the bands most popular and wellremembered songs especially in the uk, and reached number 2 on the uk singles chart, the same position as its predecessor, cool for cats. The wednesday play up the junction tv episode 1965 imdb. Suzy kendall is polly, an upperclass chelsea girl who decides to relieve her boredom by slumming in a workingclass section of london called battersea. Addresses some of the major 60s social issues a bored rich londongirl from chelsea decides to go slumming in depressed battersea, getting a flat and starts. Filming locations 14 filming dates 1 filming locations. Nell dunns up the junction, directed by ken loach, was a controversial and mouldbreaking tv drama, watched by an audience of nearly 10 million on first transmission. Up the junction is a superb film, with an atmospheric and evocative soundtrack, and if you have any interest whatsoever in our cultural and social past, have a.

Oct 09, 2014 suzy kendall is polly, an upperclass chelsea girl who decides to relieve her boredom by slumming in a workingclass section of london called battersea. Dec 09, 2006 manfred man up the junction 1st uk press fonata vinyl lp 1968 stereo stl. Manfred mann up the junctionsleepy hollow fontana tf 908 february 1968 manfred mann were asked to compose the film music for. This is the wandsworth road at the junction with lansdowne way, facing south, and, during this scene, the camera pans around to a view of the power station. She gets much more than she bargained for, but makes close friends and falls in love.

Up the junction is the eighth track and third single from squeezes second lp, 1979s cool for cats, a sliceoflife vignette set in the bands native south london. Up the junction stephen merchant film the guardian. Up the junction is also the name of a collection of short stories by nell dunn, first published in 1963. Cemetery junction is a 2010 british comingofage comedydrama film written and directed by ricky gervais and stephen merchant. Whats a nice girl like you doing in a place like this. Up the junction is a 1968 british film directed by peter collinson and starring dennis waterman, suzy kendall, adrienne posta, maureen lipman and liz fraser. Up the junction is a superb film, with an atmospheric and evocative soundtrack, and if you have any interest whatsoever in our cultural and social past, have a look at it. Taken from the 1968 movie up the junction, directed by peter collinson. Polly, an upperclass chelsea girl decides to relieve the boredom of her plush lifestyle by slumming in a workingclass section of london called battersea. This feature pic is no sense a film version of the tele adaptation of the. A tribute to the great 1960s movie up the junction starring suzy kendall, adrienne posta, dennis waterman. I decided to watch both up the junction adaptations back to back. A trend in british cinema in the 1950s and 60s, kitchen sink drama took a socialrealist approach to film and theatre, often focusing on the working class. Dec 20, 2012 manfred mann up the junctionsleepy hollow fontana tf 908 february 1968 manfred mann were asked to compose the film music for uk movie up the junction and as one would expect its a.