@article{intel:/content/journals/10.1386/fm_00177_1, author = "Crisp, Harriet", title = "An Attitude Means a Style. A Style Means an Attitude: The Free Cinema Movement in 1950s Britain", journal= "Film Matters", year = "2021", volume = "12", number = "3", pages = "57-67", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1386/fm_00177_1", url = "https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/fm_00177_1", publisher = "Intellect", issn = "2042-1877", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "Free Cinema", keywords = "documentary", keywords = "1950s", keywords = "Lindsay Anderson", keywords = "We Are the Lambeth Boys", keywords = "Karel Reisz", keywords = "Britain", abstract = "This article explores the relation between Karel Reisz's 1958 film We Are the Lambeth Boys and the aims set in the first Free Cinema manifesto. The article focuses on three expressions in the manifesto: the “belief in freedom [and] in the importance of people,” the notion that “the image speaks. Sound amplifies and comments,” and the closing statement, “an attitude means a style. A style means an attitude.” Drawing on textual analysis, critical interpretations, and historical context, the author assesses the extent to which these aims are met by the film’s production and style.", }