Films: It's 1969 Alright

For some reason recently I've been on a kick of British movies released right around 1969. It started when I found a used copy of "La Vallee" with music by Pink Floyd ("Obscured by Clouds"). That led to "More" also by Barbet Schroeder also with music by Pink Floyd. These add to other period movies in my collection: "Blow Up," "Morgan," "Performance," "Zabriskie Point," "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces," "King of Marvin Gardens," "Carnal Knowledge," "Harold and Maude" and others.

There's something about the cinema of that period -- unpretentious, experimental, positive outlook, excellent music -- that I don't think any other period rivaled.

Good to hear you like movies from that era, as 1969 was my favorite year.

I only have a few of the movies you mentioned, and I think your description of the period's movies is dead on. Many movies then were lots of fun to watch, without feeling that you had to take away anything socially or philosophically significant.

Well into the peak period for Hammer films. Good stuff for an innocent teenager.