Woodfall Films And The British New Wave

British society underwent a seismic change during the 1960’s, and this was reflected in the output from our film industry. Between 1959 and the mid 1960’s, a series of bold and fresh films began to be made which switched focus from the elegant drawing rooms and parties of wealthy characters, and focused instead upon working-class Brits and our experiences. These films shook up the cinematic status quo with their experimental style and heavier focus on realism. This period of filmmaking has become known as the British New Wave. The term British New Wave was a translation of Nouvelle Vague – the term used to describe the equally groundbreaking work of the French filmmakers of the same era whose work changed all the established rules and methods of film editing, narrative, structure and visual style. Brock Peters, Leslie Caron and Tom Bell in The L-Shaped Room. Some of the key films of the British New Wave include Room At The Top(1959), The L-Shaped Room(1962), The System(1964), This…