SOCIAL REALISM TIMELINE

ERA 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

KEY FILMS

Look back in anger Poor cow Quadraphenia scum A room for Romeo brass

BRITISH

SOCIAL

REALIST

CONVENTIONS

Family life, patriarchal (

men controlling women)

Mundane average day

life and the squabbles

couple have. Set in a

house in the rain to

make it seem more

mundane. Sound fx (rain

in background). Basic

raw camerawork and

clean basic edits.

Theme of love and

having fun shown by the

colourful set around

them however still

mundane as the first

scene is very dark and

dismal showing that

even in ordinary love is a

great thing. Also shows

scene of premarital sex

which what not popular

and sometimes frowned

upon.

Family life during the

1970 showing teenage

rebellion. Over drinking

and also shows how

parents dealt with

teenage rebellion.

Shows the boy leading a

very mundane life filled

with troubles.

the background set

Shows a very mundane

way of life , the cells

show this was maybe set

in a prison. How men

used to show there

dominance over others

by use of violence to

show there

strength/masculinity.

The violence of

teenagers and how they

believed that violence

would solve it. And how

violence dominated

lives. This could also link

to a trouble childhood

(parental abuse)

APPEAL TO A

NICHE

BRITISH

AUDIENCE

Appeal to 1950

audience who have that

patriarchal view about

women.

Appeal to 1960

audience who were for

the idea of pre marital

sex.

Appeal to an audience In

the 1970 who's has

rebellious teens which

helps them relate to this

film.

This would appeal to a

pro violence community

and also to people who

have lived in prison

This could appeal to

teenagers in the 1990’s

who could relate to it

they could have either

used violence to solve

problems or to defend

friends or theirselves.