Film to sir with love

The original trailer in high definition of to sir, with love directed by james clavel and starring sidney poitier, judy geeson, christian roberts. The love vs class battle gets revamped in this tillotama shome film. To sir, with love 1967 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Braithwaite novel about a negro teacher, working in a london slum, who transforms an unruly class into a group of. She was taking me out in my pram and as seen in the film sidney poitier runs the length of glamis road to reach the funeral, and mums pushing me out of the flats, right into the path of sidney poitier who. A great inspirational movie, to sir, with love also boasts british songstress lulu in her first film role, as well as prominent soundtrack artistthe mindbenders are the others. Like the first film, it deals with social issues in an inner city school. Stephen holland tells us that his mum stopped the filming at one point. This guide is useful for exploring topics including careers, history and pshe education in addition to highlighting.

With sidney poitier, judy geeson, christian roberts, suzy kendall. About to sir with love to sir with love is the theme from james clavells 1967 film to sir, with love. To sir, with love was written by er braithwaite, and is largely autobiographical, based on his experiences as a teacher in an east end school even the teacher in the novel is called braithwaite. A wonderfully subtle but very definitely thought provoking film with a realistic story line. Sentimental reflections on an inspirational teacher are often the makings of weak dishwater films, but in james clavells to sir, with love, a strong cast and an unforgettable title song make this. To sir, with love 1967 was one of the most popular films of the 1960s, in fact incredibly it was the 3rd mostpopular british film of the decade in the us behind two bond films goldfinger and thunderball. To sir, with love 1967 720p bluray x264 yify youtube. It stars sidney poitier and features christian roberts, judy geeson, suzy kendall and singer lulu making her film debut.

A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined workingclass punks in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears of. What cultures are portrayed in the movie to sir, with love. The novel is based on true events concerned with braithwaite taking up a teaching post in a school there. Seuseungui eunhye aka to sir, with love, my teacher or teachers mercy is a 2006 south korean horror film, and the. The film addresses issues of race and class and offers a window into london in the mid1960s. Set preferences and get ageappropriate recommendations with common sense media plus. To sir, with love is a film directed by james clavell with sidney poitier, christian roberts, judy geeson, suzy kendall, year.

The process by which thackery molds these wild, rebellious teens into mature and thoughtful adultsand the teens resulting respect for thackery, quite possibly the. To sir, with love is a 1967 british drama film that deals with social and racial issues in an inner. To sir, with love 1967 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Lulu and judy geeson, who starred as poitiers students in the first film, make cameo appearances in to sir with love ii, with daniel j. Browse memorable film quotes from to sir, with love 1967 p1 at classic movie hub cmh. Poitier played mark thackeray, a charismatic schoolteacher in london at the height of the youthful mod movement of the 1960s. The ending of to sir, with love thackeray sidney poitier tears up his letter of acceptance for an engineering job, and decides to stay at the school.

Braithwaite, sir tells the story of an outofluck civil engineer from british guyana via california who accepts a teaching job on londons east end. It is really a film worth watching, the story and characters stay on with you in a fine, beautifully quiet manner even when the film is over. To sir, with love ii 1996 mark thackeray poitier is a west indian, who in the 1967 film had taken teaching in a london east end school. In a homogeneous situation, with a black teacher and black students, to sir, with love, would fall away from the spotlight as a classic and take its place among the outdated and mediocre films of the past.

London high school students, including judy geeson and, of course, lulu, warbling the immortal karaoke perennial. It was directed by peter bogdanovich his first madefortv film and stars sidney poitier reprising the role of mark thackeray. In the movie, lulus character performs the song at a school dance. Sidney poitier is endearing as the sensitive teacher that helps change the ways of thinking in his rebellious students in a 1960s london high. The ending of to sir, with love thackeray sidney poitier tears up his letter of acceptance for an engineering job, and decides to stay at the. Sidney poitier walks into a east end london class of disaffected teens and changes their habits, attitudes and prospects.

To sir, with love, british film drama, released in 1967, that was especially noted for sidney poitiers powerful performance. Braithwaites book to sir, with love has inspired films in not just hollywood, but in other movie industries as well. It is the eve of thackerays retirement from the working class london school where he has taught for the last 30 years. James clavell directed from his own screenplay, which was based on e. This film spoke to me as i saw parallels with my own life and work ive done. A film guide that looks at to sir, with love 1967, which sees a new teacher arrive in a tough london school, using unorthodox methods in an attempt to turn the kids lives around. Sidney poitier reprises his role as mark thackeray in to sir, with love ii, the sequel to the original 1967 classic film to sir, with love. Travanti and jeff sill highlighting the supporting cast of. But what its really about is teased hair, heavy eyeliner and. Judy geesons pamela acting career was launched and the film was lulus babs breakthrough into popstardom with her hauntingly poignant song, to sir, with love. He spent twenty years teaching and ten in administrative roles. It is a sequel to the 1967 british film, to sir, with love. To sir, with love deals with the culture of workingclass young people in 1960s london.

In 1967, the novel was made into a film, to sir, with love, starring sidney poitier and lulu, and the films title song became a number1 hit that year. Set inside the skyscrapers of modernday mumbai, sir is not your typical indian love story. To sir, with love is a 1967 british drama film that deals with social and racial issues in an inner city school. Johnson street, london 12 years after sidney poitier was the innercity schoolkid given a chance in life by doggedly determined teacher glenn ford in rocknroll 50s landmark blackboard jungle, he steps up to the role of mentor to a new generation. Written and directed by james clavell and based on the semiautobiographical novel of the same name by e.

Braithwaites 1959 autobiographical novel of the same name. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. I know this may seem corny, but this movie made me want to be a teacher. Oddly, the song was never released as a single in the u. Born in british guiana, now guyana, possibly in 1920 dates differ depending on the source. In 1996 poitier reprised the role of thackeray in the television movie to sir, with love ii.

The process by which thackery molds these wild, rebellious teens into mature and thoughtful adultsand the teens resulting respect for thackery, quite possibly the first respect theyve ever felt for an adultis touching. To sir, with love remains compelling because of sidney poitiers outstanding. Sir sidney also knew what it was like to be young, poor, uneducated, and unemployed, after being in trouble at school. To sir, with love is a wellmade, sometimes poignant, drama from the 1959 e. To sir, with love 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. To sir, with love ii is a 1996 american television film. Sidney poitier in to sir, with love 1967 to sir, with love 1967 sidney poitier in to sir, with love 1967 to sir, with. While its a bit dated and overly schmaltzy, to sir, with love remains compelling because of sidney poitiers outstanding performance and the catchy theme. Ideological changes in postcivil rights movement america were at the heart of legendary africanamerican actor sidney poitiers films in the late 1960s. A madefortelevision sequel, to sir, with love ii 1996, was released nearly three decades later, with poitier reprising his starring role.

To sir with love is the theme from james clavells 1967 film to sir, with love. I love inspirational teacher films, and i think to sir, with love is the finest example of the genre. The culture of teachers and the educational system is also a focus of the story line. Mickie most produced the record, with mike leander arranging and conducting. In october, to sir with love began a fiveweek run at no. There, however, the challenge of reaching kids in an inner city school proves to be too much to resist. After thirty years teaching in london, mark thackeray retires and returns to chicago. During his speech to the faculty and friends who have gathered to send him off with good wishes, he announces that he has. This movie is about many things teen angst, race relations, and poverty. The love vs class battle gets revamped in this tillotama shome film in sir, tillotama shome and vivek gombers characters share a bond that is beyond their professional relationship, but society wont let them act on their desires and thus, begins the. The song was performed by lulu, and written by don black and mark london husband of lulus longtime manager marion massey. Nick thomas speaks with actors christian roberts and judy geeson, who played denham and pamela dare in the film. Sir sidney was sent to the united states to live with his brother at the age of fifteen the age of the students as he was getting into too much trouble at home in nassau.