Miracle in Soho (Original title)
Dates: 1957 (Copyright), 04 August 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Julian Amyes
Synopsis: Drama. In St Anthony's Lane, Soho, in London, the inhabitants are disrupted for a while by a gang of roadworkers laying asphalt. One of them, Michael, breaks hearts wherever he works, and when the job is over he moves on without a backward glance. In the vibrant Soho community, however, he becomes keen on Julia and Mafalda, the daughters of an Italian family who are about to emigrate to Canada. Can Julia's prayers for a miracle by St Anthony bring about a change in Michael's roving heart?
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Soho, Prayer, Roadworks, Neighbours
Releases
Date: 11 July 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8852 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Title: colour of social realismAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the impact of Eastmancolor, a cheap and widely available colour film stock, on British social realist films of the 1960s. At a time when social realist films were predominately filmed in black and white, the introduction of colour had repercussions on the representational and aesthetic aspects of the sub-genre, leading critics to label its use as inappropriate. This article looks at examples of films released during the 1950s and 1960s, which used colour in inventive ways to accentuate the themes of social realism. Examples include: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955), Miracle in Soho (1957), Sapphire (1959), Flame in the Streets (1961), Some People (1962), The Family Way (1966) and Poor Cow (1967).
In: Today's Cinema v88 n7803 24 Jun 1957 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v88 n7803 24 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n283 August 1957 Page: 104
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n283 August 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7408 24 Jun 1957 Page: 3
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7408 24 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Jul 1957
Title: [Variety - 24 Jul 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7288 3 Jan 1957 Page: 4
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7288 3 Jan 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2602 27 Jun 1957 Page: 19
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2602 27 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 21
Title: [ - : no known title]
Title: Global London on screen: visitors, cosmopolitans and migratory cinematic visions of a superdiverse city
Author: Wagner, Keith B. Pages: xviii, 264 pages
Description: The book also includes chapters on the film Osuofia in London (2003) and Lost in London (2017).
Dates: 1957 (Copyright), 04 August 1957 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Julian Amyes
Synopsis: Drama. In St Anthony's Lane, Soho, in London, the inhabitants are disrupted for a while by a gang of roadworkers laying asphalt. One of them, Michael, breaks hearts wherever he works, and when the job is over he moves on without a backward glance. In the vibrant Soho community, however, he becomes keen on Julia and Mafalda, the daughters of an Italian family who are about to emigrate to Canada. Can Julia's prayers for a miracle by St Anthony bring about a change in Michael's roving heart?
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Soho, Prayer, Roadworks, Neighbours
Releases
Date: 11 July 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8852 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: Journal of British cinema and television v15 n4 2018 Pages: 469-490Title: colour of social realismAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the impact of Eastmancolor, a cheap and widely available colour film stock, on British social realist films of the 1960s. At a time when social realist films were predominately filmed in black and white, the introduction of colour had repercussions on the representational and aesthetic aspects of the sub-genre, leading critics to label its use as inappropriate. This article looks at examples of films released during the 1950s and 1960s, which used colour in inventive ways to accentuate the themes of social realism. Examples include: A Kid for Two Farthings (1955), Miracle in Soho (1957), Sapphire (1959), Flame in the Streets (1961), Some People (1962), The Family Way (1966) and Poor Cow (1967).
In: Today's Cinema v88 n7803 24 Jun 1957 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v88 n7803 24 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n283 August 1957 Page: 104
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n283 August 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7408 24 Jun 1957 Page: 3
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7408 24 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 24 Jul 1957
Title: [Variety - 24 Jul 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7288 3 Jan 1957 Page: 4
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7288 3 Jan 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2602 27 Jun 1957 Page: 19
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2602 27 Jun 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 21
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(2)
Title: Soho on screen: cinematic spaces of bohemia and cosmopolitanism, 1948-1963Title: Global London on screen: visitors, cosmopolitans and migratory cinematic visions of a superdiverse city
Author: Wagner, Keith B. Pages: xviii, 264 pages
Description: The book also includes chapters on the film Osuofia in London (2003) and Lost in London (2017).