Pressure / Baldwin's Nigger [Region 2]

Athough made in the mid 1970s. Its still relevant to this day. It covered the sort of things. I saw in people when I was working in North London. The ending was very convincing. What happened after. Did he witness the events that came after. These range from the battle of Lewisham. The New Cross Fire. The Brixton Riots. Etc.

Super Film

"Pressure" évoque les difficultés d'un jeune noir, à Londres, dans les années 70, à s'insérer dans la vie professionnelle, malgré de bonnes études. Bien qu'étant de la pure fiction, ce film nous montre un Londres de l'époque, ce qui nous permet de faire un voyage dans le temps, comme si l'on y était.Bien que dénonçant le racisme, souvent latent et poli, parfois plus agressif, "Pressure" n'est jamais manichéen. Les personnages sont attachants dans leurs failles autant que dans leurs qualités, et l'on n'est pas toujours d'accord avec eux. On sort de ce film en se disant que la société a évolué - certains comportement nous paraissent intolérables.Cependant, on perçoit également la facilité avec laquelle des jeunes mal intégrés peuvent dériver dans l'extrémisme. En effet, si le "Black Power" devient un moyen de trouver une identité et une fierté, certains poussent les slogans jusqu'à "mort aux blancs", l'expression d'une colère compréhensible mais qui reste inacceptable dans le film.

Very good film

The film Pressure will touch and reach those who have lived this kind of existence as I did. Though one or two of the performances fell too heavily into caricature and stereotype, overall the characters delivered realistic, gritty performances that evoked a moody tension that were seductive and charming. This film is important because there are not many more like it in existence (if any). I am a fashion designer, amateur writer and photographer. I sourced this film for research purposes above all, though, I am a world cinema enthusiast. I was more than satisfied to view this film for the aesthetic properties relating to social and cultural studies, however, had I not had this interest, the film would have lost some of its significance and value as the narrative I found a little too simplistically handled. The scenes were shot beautifully, not suffering from a modest budget; in fact this may have added some quasi-documentary quality that characterized the films appearance.Nigger, well this just blew my mind. It was the first time I saw Baldwin or Gregory speak. I found this film fascinating and inspirational.