It is however, important to look at social realist films beyond the label of 'genre' and look at them instead as an approach to film and film realism. ... Not only were the themes highly controversial but Richardson's film is an exception to other social realist films of the time because the main character is female. ... (Geraghty, 2001: p.102) Another claim to the British social realist movement is that the film was filmed entirely in real northern locations - Salford and in Blackpool. ... It is Boyle's hyper-realist approach to his film; showing the brutal violence, dru...

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After years of dominating the industry through producing "white telephone " films, film critics began to harshly criticize its attempts to imitate American film and suggested that there be more realism coming from Italians. ... By 1963, Federico Fellini had made, by his count, seven and a half films. So when Federico Fellini made this next film, he called it  8 ½. This film is about making a film, and the film that is being made is 8 ½. ... This film is both autobiographical and brilliant. ...

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