Derek Winnert

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Mr Hulot’s Holiday [Les Vacances de M Hulot] ***** (1953, Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Louis Pérault) – Classic Movie Review 2,408

French comedy genius Jacques Tati lets his hilariously clumsy Monsieur Hulot loose in a French beachside hotel for his beloved alter ego’s first film appearance, in the 1953 comedy gem Mr Hulot’s Holiday [Les Vacances […]

Apr, 19

The Punch and Judy Man *** (1963, Tony Hancock, Sylvia Syms, Ronald Fraser, John le Mesurier, Hugh Lloyd, Barbara Murray) – Classic Movie Review 2106

Director Jeremy Summers’s 1963 British black and white comedy The Punch and Judy Man finds Tony Hancock leaving his comfort zone safety of East Cheam, the location of his mega-hit radio and TV show Hancock’s Half […]

Jan, 23

Dear Frankie **** (2004, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler) – Classic Movie Review 1901

Emily Mortimer stars as single mother Lizzie, who has a deaf wee Scots lad Frankie (Jack McElhone) as her son. Constantly moving about, the duo have recently arrived in a seaside Scottish town. Mum wants to […]

Nov, 29

Little Voice **** (1998, Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine) – Classic Movie Review 418

Written and directed by Mark Herman, this is an uneasy transfer to film of a great night out at London’s National Film Theatre – Jim Cartwright’s musical play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. […]

Nov, 17

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