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      My Generation

      2017 1 hr. 25 min. Documentary List
      79% 28 Reviews Tomatometer 66% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Filmmaker David Batty explores the cultural revolution in England in the 1960s. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      My Generation uses one man's perspective to inform a time-capsule overview of 1960s London that should charm audiences of all ages and persuasions.

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      Audience Member One of the best documentaries I've ever watched. Pity I missed the 60s by just a few years. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review john s YEAH BABY! Turns out the crumbling of crusty upper class Britain was engineered by a bunch of long haired art hooligans who made dreary old London swing with a rainbow of colours. And who better to flashback to the mid-sixties than Michael Caine? Don't answer that, just see the movie. With a bevy of jovial [off screen] interviews, Caine reminisces revolution with old pals McCartney, Daltrey, Twiggy and Marianne. The stories are great, and we are treated to some great era footage, but it all rests on Caine's ample shoulders. As a Cockney in a princely movie industry, he helped usher in the working class bloke as a screen presence. A significant moment, aligned with the rock and roll explosion, contemporary art and fashion waves, it signalled a way out of the stodgy career paths previously devoid of any detours. More of a history lesson than exploitation flick, a classy bit of cinema this. - hipCRANK Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Watching My Generation *** is like spending a Sunday afternoon listening to your grandad reminiscing about his past, if he is Michael Caine. Aside from Caine's narration, there are interviews with other famous faces but you only hear their voices, as the whole film is made up of 60s stock footage with occasional cutaways to selected scenes from Caine's filmography, and an expensive soundtrack of greatest hits from the era. Surprisingly coherent in places even though it does meander to cover a lot of ground, this doesn't really tell you anything new or ground-breaking but it is sweet and comforting like that cup of tea you share with your grandad while you listen to him hum and dance along down memory lane. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review lanfranco c The swinging London is back ! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing music and even more amazing archive. Brilliantly edited. A must see for any 60s fans or Michael Caine fans Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant fast paced exciting look at the 60s in London. Michael Caine is such a cool icon. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Peter Howell Toronto Star The film wisely resists the standard documentary technique of stringing together a series of talking heads - no small temptation, given the famous people rounded up for reminiscing. Rated: 3/4 Sep 26, 2018 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) Park your brain and enjoy the vibe. Rated: 3/5 Mar 16, 2018 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian The enduring mystery of what Michael Caine is thinking and feeling remains intact during his watchable, if somewhat exasperating docu-reminiscence of 1960s swinging London. Rated: 3/5 Mar 16, 2018 Full Review Bill Brioux Brioux.tv It was more than the flowering of a music scene, it was a cultural sea-change... a younger generation overwhelmed their elders and defied their conventions. Oct 11, 2022 Full Review Sarah McMullan Stuff.co.nz Not terribly in-depth, My Generation is more about nostalgia for the '60s, rather than the detail... Still, it's well put together and an easy watch. Sep 24, 2021 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Most of My Generation is engagingly told and Caine is a charming host but it often feels more like the nostalgic musings for a long ago time than insightful commentary. Rated: 2/5 Mar 1, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Filmmaker David Batty explores the cultural revolution in England in the 1960s.
      Director
      David Batty
      Screenwriter
      Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
      Production Co
      XIX Entertainment
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 14, 2018
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