Rent Tales Out of School: Four Plays by David Leland (1983)
3.7 of 5 from 48 ratings
5h 0min
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- Synopsis:
These four television films brought the emerging writing talent of former actor David Leland to national attention. He would subsequently win a BAFTA Award for his writing and directorial debut 'Wish You Were Here' and an Emmy Award for directing Bastogne in the 'Band of Brothers' series. Featuring early roles for Tim Roth and Jim Broadbent, the films form a scathing portrait of British society in the early 1980's, focusing in particular on the polarisation of attitudes towards the role and methods of education in an increasingly fragmented society. Without overtly offering solutions, Leland's films depict - often with unnerving acuity and foresight - the experience of individuals within systems that have become inadequate in dealing with the fallout of social breakdown. Of the four films presented here, 'Made in Britain', directed by the celebrated Alan Clarke, inevitably aroused the strongest controversy, with Tim Roth's astonishing portrayal of a nihilistic, racist teenage skinhead captured by Chris Menges' innovative cinematography. Contentious, truthful and oftentimes harrowing, this hard-hitting quartet of films won both the Prix Italia and Prix Futura, fully justifying its controversial stance and determination to break new ground in television drama. - Actors:
- Jim Broadbent, Robert Stephens, Bruce Meyers, Richard Butler, Fred Pearson, Peggy Ann Clifford, William Hoyland, Bruce Payne, Kay Stonham, Ray Mort, Terry John, Gillian Davey, Suzanna Hamilton, Jesse Birdsall, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Juanita Waterman, Mike Smart, Robert Stagg, Paul Gamble, Julia Deakin
- Directors:
- Mike Newell, Edward Bennett, Alan Clarke, Jane Howell
- Producers:
- Margaret Matheson
- Writers:
- David Leland
- Aka:
- Birth of a Nation / Flying Into the Wind / R.H.I.N.O. / Made In Britain
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/07/2011
- Run Time:
- 300 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- None
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Twice-Told Tales: the writer and producer join a group of high school pupils and look back at Tales out of School 30 years on
- Digging for Britain: cast and crew reflect on the making of 'Made in Britain'
- Image gallery, featuring pictures from the deleted original ending to 'Made in Britain'
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following:
- Birth of a Nation
- Flying Into the Wind
- Rhino - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following:
- Made in Britain
- Special Features
