UNITED KINGDOM · 1958

Look Back in Anger

Tony Richardson
British Kitchen Sink marital conflict class resentment male rage and frustration working-class struggle infidelity and temptation
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Jimmy is a self-loathing and frustrated musician who works at a candy shop. He takes out his rage on his long suffering wife and his business partner and best friend, who lives next door. Jimmy's marital problems come to a head when his wife discovers that she's pregnant and one of her friends, an actress, comes to stay with them. Based on the play, the story takes place in England in the 1950's.

Year1958
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorTony Richardson
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