The movie
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Joining Cinema60 for this episode is Gabriele Caroti, former director of BAMcinematek and founder of film distribution company Seventy Seven . This month Seventy Seven is releasing into theaters the 2K restoration of Barney Platts-Mills’ Bronco Bullfrog , a gritty but delightful piece of British kitchen sink realism, originally released in 1970, set against the backdrop of the working class teens in East London. In this episode, Gabriele speaks to Bart and Jenna about the labor of love that went into getting this underappreciated film into repertory cinemas across the country, and they oblige him by grilling him on its production history and enduring cult fandom. Topics of discussion include suedeheads, the band Audience, Princess Anne, young love, teenage boredom, electric blankets, time travel, bringing movies to the people and more. It’s a lively discussion of a lost classic ‘60s youth culture film with a fella who’s making old movies new again. The following film is discussed: • Bronco Bullfrog (1969) Directed by Barney Platts-Mills Starring Del Walker, Anne Gooding, Sam Shepherd, Roy Haywood, Freda Shepherd, Dick Philpott, Chris Shepherd, Stuart Stones, Geoffrey Wincott, J. Hughes Sr. Also mentioned: • Reign of Terror (1949) Directed by Anthony Mann Starring Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart • The 400 Blows (1959) Les quatre cents coups Directed by François Truffaut Starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier • Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) Directed by Karel Reisz Starring Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts • Billy Liar (1963) Directed by John Schlesinger Starring Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles • Black Peter (1964) Cerný Petr Directed by Milos Forman Starring Ladislav Jakim, Pavla Martinkova, Jan Vostrcil • Three Sisters (1970) Directed by Laurence Olivier & John Sichel Starring Jeanne Watts, Joan Plowright, Louise Purnell • Bleak Moments (1971) Directed by Mike Leigh Starring Anne Raitt, Sarah