Like Dennis Potter, Jack Rosenthal, Jimmy McGovern, and Lindsey Anderson, Nicolas Roeg, I have always considered Alan Clarke is more than warranted to be mentioned beside those other greats. The cream of the crop. Top of the pops. Great documentary, thanks for posting
I don't like the narrator's style. He sounds like someone who, maybe because of the subject matter, is determined to prove his working class credentials by dropping letters and talking in a man-on-the-street kind of way. I misunderstood a couple of things and had to re-listen. For example, I wondered what was meant by "the cinema of Artaus legends," and thought perhaps Artaus was a director I'd not heard of. Only later did I realize he meant "Art House."
I agree with David Hare, The Firm, is a huge masterpiece, resonates even more in today's ever more violent context, from Marseille to Orlando (June 10 - June 11 2016). Yet some people just love violence, which breeds violence, which breeds violence....
I'm a big fan of Alan Clarke's work, although I haven't seen as much of it as I'd like. Some real gems on You Tube. Thanks a milion for posting the doc. Is that Danny Boyle narrating? Sounds like him
