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Room at the Top (1958)

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dombrewer
A superb film that ushered in the new-wave of British "kitchen sink" dramas in the early 1960s - in fact along with "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" it's probably the best. Laurence Harvey unfortunately struggles with his northern accent throughout but otherwise gives a great, conflicted (Oscar nominated) performance, maintaining our sympathy against the odds, but it's Simone Signoret who really delivers the goods - a great, multi-faceted (Oscar winning) performance. The acting, combined with a great screenplay based on John Braine's novel, Jack Clayton's direction and Freddie Francis' superb B&W cinematography - makes it highly recommended. 11 years 4 months ago
jacktrewin
beautifully lit with a very natural screenplay. very involving story with many interesting characters this is great and hasn't aged too much either 10 years 6 months ago
mathiasa
Lame start but catches up very good. Very involving towards the end. Simone Signoret is just wonderful. 9 years 10 months ago

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