The kids are alright

The BFI serves up another perfect Saturday morning trip to the pictures with this latest collection of Children’s Film Foundation gems ranging from the gritty to the groovy

Children’s Film Foundation Bumper Box Vol 5 Dir various, UK 1947-1980 BFI, £29.99 (DVD) “The Children’s Film Foundation had a Middle Earth level of complexity!” laughs British Film Institute stalwart Vic Pratt, curator of this latest collection of vintage kids’ flicks. “Everyone was working for minimum rates, so there was no real need to make a big profit. They could be a bit chancy and experimental, and that really paid off. You might come to these films in the hope of some nostalgia, but it’s possible to get into them on their own merits. You don’t even have to be a greying old fuddy-duddy like me…” For this fifth BFI box set, Vic and his team have assembled a decidedly grimy and gritty selection. While Volume 4 (See FT433:60) was…

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