saturday night & sunday morning by alan sillitoe

Later still when she returns with a policeman he denies having any rifle at home. Later when she comes to his apartment he threatens her with the same gun.

Blatant Lies: Arthur hits Mrs Bull with a pneumatic rifle from the window.

Even in the penultimate scene when Arthur talks with Bert as they are fishing the conversation revolves around Arthur. Bert's appearance is one of an everyman compared to Arthur's, while Betty is not as attractive as Doreen.

Beta Couple: A very typical example are Bert, the cousin of Arthur, and Betty, a friend of Doreen.

However he is not averse to deception and several times kicks various dogs. Arthur's comeuppance does not come from her.

The '50s: England has overcome WWII and the welfare of its citizens steadily increases.

This film is acclaimed for having tackled the issues of extramarital sex and abortion in a relatively realistic manner.

Then he sees Doreen (Shirley Anne Field), a girl who's prettier than anyone he's met before, who lives with her mother and wants to get married. He drinks and carries on an affair with Brenda (Rachel Roberts), the wife of his colleague from work.

Its main character is Arthur Seaton ( Albert Finney), a blue-collar worker who is very successful at work and always eager to have rough fun during the weekend. Writer Alan Sillitoe adapted the screenplay from his own 1958 novel. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a 1960 film directed by Karel Reisz, one of the first in the British New Wave/ Kitchen Sink Drama movement.

Saturday night & sunday morning by alan sillitoe