Keith Waterhouse
1) Billy Liar
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Billy dreams of escape from an unsympathetic, resolutely working-class family, a pair of demanding fiancees, and an insecure dead-end job at an undertakers.
2) Billy liar
Series
Publisher
[Kino Lorber]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom Courtenay gives a flawlessly nuanced performance as Billy Fisher, the underachieving undertaker's assistant whose constant daydreams and truth-deficient stories earn him the nickname Billy Liar. Julie Christie is the handbag-swinging charmer whose free spirit just might inspire Billy to finally move out of his parents' house. Deftly veering from gritty realism to flamboyant fantasy, this is a dazzling and uproarious classic, beautifully shot in...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Manchester draftsman Vic Brown becomes involved with Secretary Ingrid Rothwell, who works at his firm. After they sleep together, she gets pregnant. Vic feels a sense of responsibility, and although he's not really in love with her, he proposes marriage. The couple is forced to live with Ingrid's mother, who treats Vic with contempt because of his working-class background. But, when tragedy strikes, Vic must decide what his new wife means to him.