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Oh no you are going to think, not a 10 top British films list written by a French girl. What on earth will she be coming up with? Here is my full fat selection (not by order of preference but chronologically sorted). It has been quite hard to choose because I consider British cinema to be one of the most unique in its kind and able to offer such variety to the viewers and such pleasure and treasures of life. The headline stories, acting performances, directors, and quality of pictures…have helped me a lot through my choice. And I have to say some of them have been on my favourite list since I am very young. *****The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) ...  Read the complete review

As a total movie buff, owning well over 2000 movies on video, DVD and VCD, I am hoping that I don't miss out too many classic British movies here. Obviously I havn't watched every British movie that has ever been made, so I will stick to movies that I have watched, and most of all movies that I watch most often. Basically this top 10 list will feature my personal favourite films, and not neccessarily classic films. In no particular order: 1. Fever Pitch I have probably been more impressed with this movie than almost any other I have watched in recent years. Although I am a football fan I must admit that I wasn't ...  Read the complete review

And yes, it's yet another top ten list brought to you by your favourite Uncle knowledge, with kind sponsorship by Scenic Ridge Australian white wine, sold by my local corner shop! Anyway, British films- what a singularly unique type of thing they are! Every single year we hear exhortations from the media luvvie brigade that the British film industry is in crisis, and every year one film comes out that is hailed as the saviour of the aforementioned industry. But is it that easy to choose ten films that have been truly excellent that are British? Indeed, what constitutes a British film, as many of them have funding from the good ol' USA? Well, you make ...  Read the complete review

Oooooh...a chance to blather on about 10 different movies in one category...is it my birthday?...lol. I watch a lot of movies...no, in fact I watch a HELL OF A LOT OF MOVIES, so the chance to ramble on about 10 of the best British movies around is just perfect. No doubt I'm going to miss off your personal faves here, but that's either because they fall outside of my top ten or simply because they escaped my memory at the time. Either way, I'm sure you'll forgive me... I am constantly told that British film-making is in a state of decline. Poor funding, decreasing numbers of features etc. would all appear to support that fact but one thing which ...  Read the complete review

So what makes a British film different from 'other' films? For me a 'British' film is a film that captures the essence of British life and society. A true British film is one which would be impossible to imagine set in LA or Tokyo and where the characters and settings are very British in style and manner! Britain has produced some excellent films that fit into this category - the hard thing now is to reduce the list of good ones to a mere 10! But here goes.... 1. The Italian Job 1968 .. and what better place to start than with what I consider to be the quintessential British film. The film captures the British spirit in the ...  Read the complete review