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I Love This Dirty Town (1969)

04/01/1969 (GB)Documentary48m
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An authored film by Margaret Drabble about the rise of the suburbs and the failure of city planning.

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    1. Margaret Drabble

      Self - Narrator (voice)

    2. Joan Littlewood

    3. Ann Jellicoe

    4. Sean Kenny

    5. Arthur Dooley

    6. Mitzi Cunliffe

    7. Merfyn Turner

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    A review by Peter McGinn

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    Written by Peter McGinn on Sep 6, 2020

    Okay, do not watch this for its entertainment value, unless perhaps if you are obsessed with the roots of the migration of families from cities to growing suburbs. As a bonus, you will see a lot of architecture, cars, and clothing & hair styles from the late 1960s. This is a documentary narrated by bestselling author Margaret Drabble. Her name drew me to watch it. The narration and commentary bring what sounds to my ear like a massive sense of superiority and condescension towards town planners and suburbs in general. Compared to the fulfilling life found in cities, people in suburbs are d...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • urban life
    • urban decay
    • city life
    • urban planning