Look Back in Anger (1989)
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Made for British television, 1989's Look Back in Anger is the third film adaptation of John Osborne's legendary "kitchen sink" stage drama. Kenneth Branagh plays working-class roisterer Jimmy Porter, the archetypal "angry young man" whose college education has led nowhere. Stuck in a go-nowhere job at a candy store, Porter rebels against the establishment through his boorish treatment of his wife (Emma Thompson) and mistress (Siobhan Redmond). Branagh's forceful performance allows us to ignore the structural shortcomings inherent in the play (Osborne writes in fluent tract). Earlier filmizations of Look Back in Anger starred Richard Burton and Malcolm McDowell. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 114 mins
Complete Cast:
- Gerard Horan - Cliff Lewis
- Siobhan Redmond - Helena Charles
- Kenneth Branagh - Jimmy Porter
- Edward Jewesbury - Colonel Redfern
- Emma Thompson - Alison Porter
- Director(s):
- Judi Dench, David Jones
- Writer(s):
- John Osborne
- Producer(s):
- Humphrey Barclay, David Parfitt, Moira Williams
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- Television
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