Film Edited by Cath Clarke
timeout.com/film @timeoutfilm SEVEN OF THE BEST
Post-Brexit films
Whatever your feelings of doom,
crawl-under-a-rock denial, anger or elation, these movies will ease you through these trying times
LIKE BEING DUMPED out of the blue, we’re all still shocked by the referendum result. But whether you’re a gutted Remainer, a flip-flopping Regrexiter or an unapologetic Leaver, here are seven movies to help make sense of it all.
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If you’re not British and you’re wondering where you stand in the new UK ‘PADDINGTON’ (2014)
Not just the warm-and-fuzzy story of a marmalade-addicted Peruvian bear, at its heart ‘Paddington’ is about how London loves to welcome newcomers, and why we all love living in a diverse society. Plus it’s really funny.
If you’re heartbroken that the UK is leaving Europe ‘THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL
BLIMP’ (1943) The relationship between the UK and Europe has always been and will always be special, even through times of war and hardship. Like Jo Cox said: we have more in common than that which divides us. And that’s exactly what this World War II masterpiece by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (who himself came to Britain fleeing the Nazis) reminds us.
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If you’re a regrexiting Leave voter ‘THE USUAL SUSPECTS’ (1995) In this classic thriller, the clues to unmask a
killer are staring the cops in the face, but nobody puts it all together until it’s too late. Oops.
If you’re a horrified Labour supporter ‘THE SPIRIT OF ’45’ (2013) Ken Loach’s doc about the triumph of post-
war socialism will remind you that the Labour party has struggled before and pulled through.
If you’re a proud Leaver ‘THE ITALIAN JOB’ (1969) Leave supporter Michael Caine gives
Johnny Europe what-for as he leads a bunch of plucky Brits on a wild crime caper. Maybe don’t spend too long thinking about the final scene where they’re all teetering on the edge of a cliff.
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If you’re a Londoner who wants independence from the rest of the UK ‘PASSPORT TO PIMLICO’ (1949)
In this Ealing comedy classic, the borough of Pimlico goes rogue and leaves Britain. Could it work in London? Well, the Pimlicans are thwarted by the fact they can’t grow or make anything. So unless we all start planting veg in our window boxes, we’re snookered.
If you’re wondering where we go from here ‘CHILDREN OF MEN’ (2006) A vision of London in about three months
time? In this dystopian Brit drama the rich live in gated communities, immigrants are forced into camps and the rest of us just roam about looking pissed off and smoking massive amounts of weed.■ Tom Huddleston
July 5 – 11 2016 Time Out London
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