Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on August 15, 2021

Tom Courtenay as Colin Smith."Running was always a big thing in our family, specially running away from the police. It's hard to understand. All I know is that you've got to run, running without knowing why, through fields and woods. And the winning post's no end, even though the barmy...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on August 5, 2017

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Directed by Tony Richardson Written by Alan Sillitoe based on his short story 1962/UK Woodfall Film Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This was the era of Angry Young Men films in Britain.  So far, I have mostly found the alienated youth to be mor   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on October 21, 2008

Despite its title, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner doesn’t really concern itself with loneliness and the only long distance running is secondary in the narrative. The film’s really something of a social piece, made rather conspicuous in the third act, with the comparison betw   read more