Nice Time

16/11/2000.

The comings and goings of Piccadilly Circus, 1957. Hot dogs and rude magazines; patient cinema queues; the age-old parading of professional and amateur ‘talent’. A cool, harsh picture of London nightlife and what you might call a nice time.
UK 1957, 19 minutes

Programme Notes

Piccadilly Circus, 1957. Hot dogs and rude magazines; cinemas entertaining with the horrors of war and science fiction, the age-old parading of professional and amateur ‘talent’ – presided over by Eros and Coca Cola. A cool, harsh picture of London nightlife and what you might call a nice time, featuring magnificent candid camerawork by John Fletcher and an imaginative soundtrack featuring Chas McDevitt’s skiffle group. Written and directed by Claude Goretta and Alain Tanner.

Comments

“Why did they invent TV?”

“Memories, memories.”

“I’m sure I saw myself in the short feature.”

Scores

A:12, B:17, C:9, D:0, E:1 to give 75%