Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light(2016)

The Save the Children Fund Film(en)

Director Ken Loach explores the politics of race, class and charity in a capitalist society in this documentary funded by the Save the Children foundation.

Lightning Before Thunder(en)

A short documentary about how "Fulton" the Ukrainian Football Club came together.

A Man Inside(en)

A middle aged man taunted by his young office colleagues about his bachelorhood turns to violence.

Nothing's Ever Over(en)

An intense court case involving divorce proceedings is adjourned for lunch. Husband and wife then discover they are both going to be eating in the same cafeteria.

Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?(en)

The Briggs Family(en)

During the Second World War, a special constable and former solicitor is called upon to defend his son who is accused of the theft of a car

Gareth(en)

A film by Alan Clarke for the 'The Company of Five' anthology series.

The Ladies: Doreen(en)

The Ladies: Joan(en)

Satan Junior(en)

Famous playwright Paul Worden decamps to a country bungalow to work on a new play, rehearsing with his leading lady, Marjorie Sinclair, who is staying nearby. Going riding one day to relax, Paul rescues his neighbor, teenager Diana Ardway when her horse runs wild. The pair clash initially, as she does with Marjorie, but after a series of misunderstandings true love triumphs.

The Argyle Case(en)

When multi-millionaire banker John Argyle is found brutally murdered in his home, suspicions are cast upon Mary Mazuret, his adopted daughter who became the sole beneficiary of his estate under his will, Argyle having quarrelled with his son Bruce. Just as the case begins to look black for Mary, Asche Kayton, a great private detective, is called in by Bruce and takes hold of the investigation.

The Warning(en)

Robert Denman, a manager at a construction company, loses everything he has to the throws of alcoholism.

Tin Gods(en)

A concert pianist loses his hearing but finds a new sense of purpose by helping others. A British drama film directed by F.W. Kraemer.

The School for Scandal(en)

Comedy of manners about the corrupt high society of 18th-century England, centering on Lady Sneerwell and her plot to ruin the reputation of Charles Surface and prevent his marriage to the wealthy Maria. She conspires with Joseph Surface, Charles's hypocritical brother, who also desires Maria for her fortune.

Souls for Sables(en)

A lonely wife becomes obsessed with furs and keeps bad company in an effort to obtain more.

Murder in the Family(en)

After a wealthy woman is killed, her extended family all fall under suspicion of murder.

Stormswept(en)

Despondent over the infidelity of his wife, William McCabe wanders on the waterfront considering suicide, but instead he saves the life of Shark Moran. Moran gives McCabe a job on his lightship, where McCabe enjoys the solitude and falls in love with Ann Reynolds, the daughter of the captain of the supply ship.

Crime Over London(en)

With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.

Private Nurse(en)

In this brief B programmer, a nurse is hired to care for a widower's daughter who is unaware that her father is a gangster and that her mother is actually still alive. The concerned nurse burdens herself with the difficult responsibility of revealing the unfortunate truth.

The Girl from Gay Paree(en)

Mary Davis, alone and destitute in New York City, pilfers a meal from a restaurant and eludes the police by ducking into the Cafe Royale, where she is shuffled along a line of aspiring chorines awaiting job interviews. In desperation, Mary agrees to impersonate Mademoiselle Fanchon, formerly of the Folies-Bergère, who has walked out on her contract. Reporter Kenneth Ward interviews Mary, believing her to be the notorious Frenchwoman, and due to a misunderstanding, she rushes wildly into his arms. When Robert Ryan, a bachelor friend of the real Fanchon, investigates Mary’s deception, she violently repels his advances and believes she has killed him. Later, the real Fanchon threatens to kill Robert. Following a series of amusing complications, Mary finds love with Kenneth.