Thursday 14 March 2013

The Man In The White Suit (1951)

Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Starring: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker
Certificate: U
Genre: Comedy
Awards: None

The Man In The White Suit is an Ealing comedy about how greed will consume the growth of human invention. Sidney Stratton (Guinness) is a genius who has created a fabric that will never get dirty. Unfortunately, neither the owners of the fabric factory or the workers want this to go public due to the fact that fabric will no longer be needed.

The comedy works well as a satire on how neither Communism or capitalism will ever really be looking out for the public. Everybody looks out for themselves. It's just human nature. The comedy also includes a few bouts of slapstick that will put a smile on your face. It's a low key comedy that feels very British

****Good

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