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Dir. Tony Richardson, UK 1962, 1h 42m 
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Among the most important films of the British new wave, Tom Courtenay’s ‘angry young man’ of the title is a rebellious youth sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery. After he shows a predilection for running and rises to become borstal governor Michael Redgrave’s favourite, he must choose whether winning races is more important to him than his own sense of pride and independence.
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This event is presented in association with Arnolfini and 100 Days, a major season of events (29 August-6 December 2009) marking the Countdown to the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) in December. Contact Arnolfini, Bristol for more details.
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