Bill Douglas Trilogy, Part 2: My Ain Folk

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"The narrative is largely autobiographical, following Jamie (played with heart-breaking conviction by Stephen Archibald) as he grows up in a poverty-stricken mining village in post-war Scotland. In these brutal surroundings, and subject to hardship and rejection, Jamie learns to fend for himself. We see him grow from child to adolescent - angry and bewildered, but playful, creative and affectionate. In My Ain Folk (1973), Jamie is sent to live with his paternal grandmother and uncle; a life full of silence and rejection.

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Release:

1973

Running Time:

55 min

Certificate:

Contains very strong language

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Drama

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Edward Hutchings
Our town
07 December 2011
It would be easy to dismiss ‘My Childhood’ (1972), ‘My Ain Folk’ (1973) and ‘My Way Home’ (1978) – the trilogy of short-ish films made by the late Scottish director Bill Douglas – as textbook examples of the glum social realism that so often besmirches the name of British cinema. These films capture a rare poetry in their depiction of wayward youth, the death of industry and the small, diligent ways in which the downtrodden are able to retain hope and ward off constant darkness. Set during the 1940s in Douglas’s own birthplace (the dead-end mining town of Newcraighall) the emotional focal point of these films is Jamie (Stephen Archibald), an inquisitive, defensive young scamp whose day-to-day existence is a fight for survival and friendship. Filmed with great care and precision in piercing monochrome and with barely any dialogue to drown out the intense expressiveness of the people and the landscapes captured on camera, Douglas has often been cited as Britain’s answer to France’s Robert Bresson. It’s an accolade that makes total sense.
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mary nortcliff
part 2
15 June 2011
well just watched the film and it was very somber indeed, can not wait for the 3rd part
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Robert Young
Frank and sombre
01 December 2009
The second instalment from Bill Douglas in which Jamie is back with his in-laws and very little has improved. The film begins by using the juxtaposition of Jamie watching Lassie in the theatre in Technicolor; these scenes of happy healthy young people are followed by Jamie returning to his normal life of abuse and gloom. A frank and sombre account of a hard life.
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