Distrito 11

The beginning of the 1960's introduced a lot of interesting British films, and in my opinion ' West 11 ' is one of the finest. Alfred Lynch was one of the best actors of this period and arguably he was not given enough roles as fine as this. Michael Winner is not among my favourite directors, but somehow he captured well the life of ordinary young people of the pre-swinging sixties London extremely well. The acting is top notch and so is the depiction of the Notting Hill Gate area. By 2024 standards it looks basic but then again ordinary people could afford to live there. The story is simple; a young man tired of routine jobs falls in with a richer man played excellently by Eric Portman who wants to murder his wife, and homes in on Alfred Lynch to do it. Without being at all sensationalist we witness the consequences. The script is finely written, and among the other actors Diana Dors is moving as a woman who feels she can no longer rely on her looks, but does so with stoical resignation. I have no idea why this film is underrated, as it is again in my opinion as good if not better than trendy films such as ' Look Back in Anger ' and ' A Taste of Honey' which I thought were badly cast. An essential London film.