GOON, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
THE BED SITTING ROOM (1969)
Set in post-nuclear-holocaust England, a handul of bizarre characters struggle on with their lives in the ruins, amongst endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery & brick, muddy plains and heaps of dentures & old boots. In particular, the story revolves around the odd “love story” of a girl living with her parents in one compartment of a London Underground train, the commuter in the next compartment , and the doctor they meet after returning above ground in search of a nurse for the heavily pregnant girl. Eraserhead looks tasteful by comparison.
Peter Sellers Productions, 1959.Running time: 11 minutes. B&W. Printed in sepia, 35 mm.Dir: Richard Lester,Peter Sellers. Producer: Peter Sellers.Written by: Richard Lester,Spike Milligan,Peter Sellers,Mario Fabrizi. Cast: Richard Lester (painter),Peter Sellers (gamekeeper, frogman),Spike Milligan (camper),Mario Fabrizi (photographer),Leo McKern (man with field glass),Bruce Lacey (man at the tree stump),David Lodge (athlete),Graham Stark (astronaut, punched man),Johnny Vyvyan, Joe McGrath. Original Music: Richard Lester. Cinematography: Richard Lester.Film Editing: Richard Lester, Peter Sellers. Awards:San Francisco Film Festival. Nominated for an Oscar in the Best Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects category, 33rd Annual Academy Awards, 1960.
THE DO IT YOURSELF CARTOON KIT (1961)
Satire on cartoons, home hobbyists and box-top specials, in which the viewer is offered an animation kit complete with noises, cut-out characters, and stick-amything adhesive glue, all for fifty guineas & 3 detergent box tops.
Anim: BOB GODFREY, Dir:Bob godfrey et al. Narr: MICHAEL (PTTY TIME) BENTINE. 6 mins.NFVLS
THE RUNNING, JUMPING AND STANDING STILL FILM (1959)
The RJASSF is basicAlly one sight gag after another, cleverly crafted yet somewhat rudimentary; obviously it was produced as an experiment. Hilarities in the film include a frustrated photographer at his wit’s end, a family of buffons dragging an English kite, and the absurd yet cliched boxer signalling a fool in his direction.
Cast: Richard Lester, PETER SELLERS,Mario Fabrizi, SPIKE MILLIGAN, LEO McKERN. 9 mins.NFVLS.
INTIMATIONS TALKS TO RICHARD LESTER (1966)
The BBC’s Malcolm Muggeridge talks to film director richard Lester about the experiences & influences that have affected his work and his decision to give up psychology for film making. He talks about the influence of his parents, slapstick comedy and its appeal as a reaction to an ordered, mercantile society.32 mins.NFVLS.
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