Loving Memory
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{{Infobox film
| name = Loving Memory
| image = Loving_Memory_(1971_film).jpg
| caption =
| director = Tony Scott
| writer = Tony Scott
| starring = Rosamund Greenwood
Roy Evans
David Pugh
| music =
| cinematography = Chris Menges
John Metcalfe
Tony Scott
| editing = Tony Scott
John Sharrad
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1970|09|21|NFT London|1971|05||Cannes Film Festival}}
| runtime = 52 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = £12,500Making it
Jordan, C. New Society; London Vol. 16, (Jul 2, 1970): 420.
| gross =
| production_companies= British Film Institute
Memorial Enterprises
Scott Free Productions
}}
Loving Memory is a 1970 black and white psychological drama film written and directed by Tony Scott, credited as Anthony Scott.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6af53cf5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102080242/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6af53cf5|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2018|title=Loving Memory (1970)|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/24/tony-scott-nft|title=How Tony Scott kickstarted his career|first=Brian|last=Baxter|date=24 August 2012|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}} This 52 minute film was made 12 years before Scott's feature directorial debut, The Hunger.{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/latest-news/pete-s-peek-the-bfi-unearths-tony-scott-s-debut-loving-memory-325111/|title=Pete's Peek - The BFI unearths Tony Scott's debut, Loving Memory - Movie Talk - What's on TV|date=28 August 2010|publisher=}} It was partly financed by the actor Albert Finney and the BFI Production Board, and was shown at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/797594/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: One of the Missing (1968)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1971.htm|title=Cannes 1971|website=www.cinema-francais.fr}}
Plot
The film concerns an elderly couple, who turn out to be a brother and sister left traumatized by the Second World War. As is also revealed, they were involved in the accidental death of a bicycle rider. Instead of reporting the accident, they bring the body home with them.
Cast
- Rosamund Greenwood as Ambrose's sister
- Roy Evans as Ambrose
- David Pugh as Mr Speke, Young Man
Production
Of the budget, £6,500 came from Albert Finney's Memorial Enterprises, £6,000 from the BFI. £3,000 of that came from a grant from the Vivien Leigh Memorial Fund.Making it
Jordan, C. New Society; London Vol. 16, (Jul 2, 1970): 420.
Critical reception
DVD Beaver noted "a slow, meditative film that showcases Scott's ability to quietly and simply tell a story that is macabre, unsettling, and strangely sweet. To be sure, this is a very good film, and after finishing it, I couldn't help but wonder what else Scott might have in him. Even those who find themselves turned off by his post "The Hunger" oeuvre should find themselves pleasantly surprised by this truly wonderful film."{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_reviews51/loving_memory_blu-ray.htm|title=Loving Memory - Blu-ray Tony Scott|website=www.dvdbeaver.com}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0241687|title=Loving Memory}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|loving_memory_2012}}
{{Tony Scott}}
Category:Films directed by Tony Scott
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1970s English-language films
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