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I4020 If... (Great Britain, 1968) I4020 IF... (GREAT BRITAIN, 1968) Credits: director, Lindsay Anderson ; writer, David Sherwin. Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan. Summary: Melodrama set in a contemporary British boarding school. The students at College House are kept in line by tradition, strict discipline, and prefects until three unruly seniors refuse to conform. They lead a rebellion that turns surreal and violent as the students have their day. Conceived by Anderson in the 1950s but not produced until the late 1960s when international student rebellions had made the concept marketable. Aldgate, Anthony (see under Richards, Jeffrey) Alpert, Hollis. “Fall of the British establishment” Saturday review 52 (Feb 15, 1969), p. 50. Anderson, Lindsay (see under Sherwin, David) Armstrong, Marion. “Bloody rebellion” Christian century 86 (Jul 2, 1969), p. 905-6. Arnold, Gary. “‘If..’: Pop rebellion fantasy, and snob appeal” Washington post (Jun 13, 1969), p. C3. Baker, Russell. “Observer: Youth without rose-colored glasses” New York times (May 13, 1969), p. 46. Barker, Felix. [If...] Evening news [London] (Dec 19, 1968), p. ? Betts, Ernest. The film business : a history of British cinema 1896-1972 London : Allen and Unwin, 1973. (p. 303-6) __________. [If...] People (Dec 22, 1968), p. ? “Biofilmographie--Lindsay Anderson” Avant-scene du cinema 119 (Nov 1971), p. 56. Canby, Vincent. “British film breaks hold on Cannes fete” New York times (May 26, 1969), p. 56. ____________. “Give me back my yo-yo” New York times (Mar 30, 1969), sec. 2, p. 1, 35. ____________. “The importance of being Oscar” New York times (Apr 20, 1969), sec. 2, p. 8D. Cecil, Norman. [If...] Films in review 20/4 (Apr 1969), p. 255-6. Cocks, Jay. “‘If’ does not equal zero” Time 93 (Mar 21, 1969), p. 97. Coleman, John. “Films: Mr. Anderson’s anarchy” New statesman 76 (Dec 20, 1968), p. 882-3. Corliss, Roger. “Hollywood and the student revolt” National review 21 (Jun 17, 1969), p. 606. Cowie, Peter. [If...] International film guide New York : A.S. Barnes, 1964- (1970, p. 106-7). Craddock, John. “‘If...’ high school unless” Film Society review 5/1 (Sep 1969), p. 30-38. Dempsey, Michael. “If...” Film heritage 5/1 (fall 1969), p. 13-20. Dickinson, Thorold. A discovery of cinema London : Oxford Univ. Press, 1971. (p. 138-9) Durgnat, Raymond. “Britannia waives the rules” Film comment 12 (Jul-Aug 1976), p. 50-59. Ebert, Roger. “Students vs. the system in bloody vision” Chicago sun times (Jun 1, 1969), sec. II, p. 5, 8. Faller, Greg S. “If...” International dictionary of films and filmmakers 2nd ed. [GB] (v. 1, p. 406-7) Farber, Stephen. “Before the revolution” Hudson review 22 (autumn 1969), p. 469- 76. Gelmis, Joseph. “Lindsay Anderson” in Film director as superstar Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday. (p. 93-110) Gibbs, Patrick. [If...] Daily telegraph [London] (Dec 20, 1968), p. ? Gladwell, David. “Editing Anderson’s ‘If...’” Screen 10/1 (Jan-Feb 1969), p. 24-33. Gow, Gordon. [If...] Films and filming 15/6 (Mar 1969), p. 50-51. Graham, Allison. Lindsay Anderson Boston : Twayne, 1981. (p. 93-121+) Harmsworth, Madeline. [If...] Sunday mirror (Dec 22, 1968), p. ? Hartung, Philip T. “If youth but knew” Commonweal 90 (Mar 21, 1969), p. 21-22. Hatch, Robert. “Films” Nation 208 (Mar 17, 1969), p. 348-9. Hibbin, Nina. [If...] Morning star [London] (Dec 20, 1968), p. ? Hirschhorn, Clive. [If...] Sunday express [London] (Dec 22, 1968), p. ? Houston, Penelope. “Ifs and buts at Cannes” Spectator 222 (May 30, 1969), p. 728-9. “If...” American Film Institute catalog [GB] (Entry F6.2360) [If...] Close-up [India] 7-8 (1971), p. 54-7. [If...] Film a Doba n.10 (Oct 1985), p. 516-31. [If...] Film daily (Feb 20, 1969), p. 7. “If...” Filmfacts 12/4 (1969), p. 73. [If...] Hollywood reporter (May 28, 1969), p. 3. [If...] Kine weekly n.3193 (Dec 21, 1968), p. 19. [If...] Monthly film bulletin 36/421 (Feb 1969), p. 25-6. “If...” Motion picture guide (edited by Jay Robert Nash and Stanley Ralph Ross) Chicago : Cinebooks, 1985. (v. 4, p. 1355) [If...] Motion picture herald product digest (Feb 5, 1969), p. 109-10. [If...] New society (Dec 19, 1968), p. 923. [If...] Spectator 221 (Dec 20, 1968), p. 884-5. [If...] Times [London] (Dec 19, 1968), p. 14. [If...] Village voice 14 (Mar 20, 1969), p. 43, 52. Jensen, Niels. “Lindsay Anderson--romantisk ironiker” Kosmorama 20 (Nov 1973), p. 43-63. Johnson, Albert. [If...] Film quarterly 22/4 (summer 1969). p. 48-52. Kael, Pauline. “The current cinema: School days, school days” New Yorker 45 (Mar 15, 1969), p. 152, 154, 159-61. [Reprinted in her Going steady Boston : Little, Brown, 1970. (p. 279-86); and in Film 69/70 New York : Simon and Schuster, 1970. (p. 84-90)] Kauffmann, Stanley. [If...] New republic 160 (Feb 15, 1969), p. 22. [Reprinted in his Figures of light New York : Harper & Row, 1971. (p. 134- 6)] Kotlowitz, Robert. “Aspects of love” Harpers 238 (Apr 1969), p. 115-16. Lovell, Alan. “Brecht in Britain--Lindsay Anderson” Screen 16/4 (winter 1975/76), p. 62-80. Manchel, Frank. Film study--A resource guide Cranbury, N.J. : Associated Univ. Presses, 1973. (p. 290-91+) Manvell, Roger. New cinema in Britain London : Studio Vista, 1969. Marszalek, Rafal. “Lindsay Anderson” Kino 9 (Oct 1974), p. 41-8. Millar, Gavin. “If...” Sight and sound 38/1 (winter 1968-69), p. 42-3. Morgenstern, Joseph. “School days” Newsweek 73 (Mar 31, 1969), p. 95-6. Mortimer, Penelope. “Anderson’s masterwork” Observer review (Dec 22, 1968), p. 19. Moskowitz, Gene (Mosk). “If...” Variety Dec11, 1968), p. 30. Pechter, William S. “With-it movies” Commentary 49 (Feb 1970), p. 77-81. Powell, Dilys. “Much virtue in If” Sunday times [London] (Dec 22, 1968), p. 24. Prima, Jesse. [If...] Cineaste 11/4 (spring 1969), p. 19-20. Reif, Tony. [If...] Take one 2/2 (Nov-Dec 1968), p. 21. Rhode, Eric. [If...] Listener 80 (Dec 26, 1968), p. 872-3. Richards, Jeffrey and Aldgate, Anthony. “The revolt of the young: If...” in his British film and society, 1930-1970 Totowa, N.J. : Barnes & Noble Books, 1983. (p. 147-61) Robinson, David. “Anderson shooting ‘If...’” Sight and sound 37/3 (summer 1968), p. 130-31. _____________. [If...] Financial times [London] (Dec 20, 1968), p. ? Roddick, Nick. “If...” Magill’s survey of cinema. English language films, second series Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, 1981. (v. 3, p. 1103-6) Roud, Richard. [If...] Guardian [England] (Dec 19, 1968), p. ? Rumalho, Jose Jorge. “Un filme que evoca Jean Vigo” Celuloide 17 (Nov 1974), p. 29-30. Schickel, Richard. “Angry knot in the old school tie” Life 66 (Feb 28, 1969), p. 8. [Reprinted in his Second sight : notes on some movies, 1965-1970 New York : Simon and Schuster, 1972. (p. 220-22)] Schlesinger, Arthur, Jr. “‘If...’: Brilliant disturbing” Vogue 153 (Mar 15, 1969), p. 40. Schrader, Paul. [If] Cinema 5/3 (1968), p. 46-7. Shalit, Gene. “Go!--For the fury, force, and fun of ‘If...’” Look 33 (Mar 18, 1969), p. 84. _________. [If...] Ladies home journal 86/4 (Apr 1969), p. 12. Sherwin, David and Anderson, Lindsay. If... : a film by Lindsay Anderson and David Sherwin New York : Simon and Schuster, 1969. Shivas, Mark. [If...] Movie 16 (winter 1968-69), p. 39. Silet, Charles L. P. Lindsay Anderson : a guide to references and resources Boston : G.K. Hall, 1979. (p. 53-58+) Simon, John. Movies into film New York : Dial Press, 1971. (p. 109-10) Skorman, Richard. “If...” in his Off-Hollywood movies : the film lover’s guide New York : Harmony Books, 1989. (p. 78-9) Slide, Anthony. Fifty classic British films, 1932-1982 : a pictorial record New York : Dover, 1985. (p. 127-9) Spiers, David. [If...] Screen 10/2 (Mar-Apr 1969), p. 85-9. Sussex, Elizabeth. Lindsay Anderson New York : Praeger, 1969. _____________. “Lindsay Anderson’s new film” Times [London] (Nov 29, 1968), p. 14. Taylor, John Russell. Directors and directions : cinema for the seventies New York : Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1975. (p. 91-5) ________________. [If...] Times [London] (Dec 20, 1968), p. ? Walker, Alexander. Hollywood, England : the British film industry in the sixties London : Joseph, 1974. [Reissued, as Hollywood, UK : the British film industry in the sixties New York : Stein and Day, 1974; and under original title, London : Harrap, 1986] Walsh, Michael. [If...] Daily express [London] (Dec 19, 1968), p. ? Walsh, Moira. “Films: British schools” America 120/11 (Mar 15, 1969), p. 313-15. Weldon, Michael. The psychotronic video guide New York : St. Martin’s Griffin, 1996. (p. 282) Welsh, James E. “Bergman and Anderson for sophomores” Cinema journal 11/1 (fall 1971), p. 52-7. Willis, John. “‘If...’” in Screen world New York : Crown, 1970. (p. 154-5) Young, Vernon. “Film chronicle: Notes on the compulsive revolution” Hudson review 22 (winter 1969), p. 649-50. [Reprinted in On film : essays on a popular art New York : Quadrangle, 1972. (p. 350-51)] .
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