British Social Realism Timeline

British Social Realism Timeline

1960's The Loneliness In The Long Distance Runner

This iconic British Social Realism movie represents the freedom of the soul against oppressive captors, with the themes of aspiration and escape based in a young offender's institute. There is heavy amounts of dialect and colloquialism. The sound is accurate for the era it was set in as they use old time English. The teachers and staff usually have posh accents whilst the offenders have thick urban accents, which has connotations of the rich ruling over the poor.

1970's A Clockwork Orange

This controversial British Social Realism movie was

banned when it was first released due to it's very

questionable themes of nihilism, gangs and rape.

The film is based in the north of England, given by

the accent which is old Geordie. Most of the sound

is non diegetic as it's narrated by the main character.

The main character tries to assert himself against the government by breaking laws, who try to suppress

Alex's free will, which ends up not working

1980's Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Another controversial film about promiscuity of
an Indian couple living in England during the
Miner's Strike. This movie promotes multiculturalism
and has the theme of an adult relationship. There is
heavy amounts of colloquialism and idiolect with
strong Cockney accents. As it is set during a strike
it also has the themes of rebellion and anarchy,
which connotes to how the couple rebel against
a "normal relationship. The music is mostly jazz
which fits in with the era and the culture from
that era too

1990's Riff Raff

This British comedy comes from the 1990's and

has an overall light demeanour. The characters

all develop the comedy realism for the audience

and keeps a natural bright lighting with a happy

sound track. The main themes of the film are

comedy and rebellion against culture as the 

female main character defies her family's

beliefs to follow her own belief. The music

is light and happy with a melancholic piano

as disaster falls in the background.

2000's Yasmin

This film does the more darker sides of Britain's 

racism and discrimination as it follows a set of

very conflicted characters such as Yasmin in 

a situation of choosing a culture to follow. The

main themes of this film is aspiration and escape,

racism and oppression in a negative society full

of prejudice.

2010's Four Lions

This film displays the themes of dark reality

but giving it a more comedic themes with 

the characters, giving it an feeling of dark,

satire comedy. The characters are what

fuel the comedy and give the audience a

different grasp of the law. The themes are

rebellion and anarchy, with illegal activities

added with 4 characters who have 120 IQ

between them put together