if..

“Lindsay Anderson’s if.. is a bold, anarchic vision of British society, set in a boarding school in England in the late 1960s. Before Kubrick made A Clockwork Orange made his dark vision world-famous, Malcolm McDowell made his debut as the daring Mick Travis, who, together with his schoolmates, defies all authority and ultimately emerges as a violent saviour from the brutal power struggles between pupils and teachers. if.. blends colour and black-and-white as boldly as it does fantasy and reality, and remains one of the most unforgettable battle cries in film history.» (The Criterion Collection)

“if.. is a simply breathtaking, incredibly radical work. Witty, satirical, Brechtian, real and surreal all at once (…). I love the Mick Travis trilogy, I love Malcolm McDowell, and I love this film in particular. And I’ve seen for myself, through my children, the impact it still has on young people today. It is a truly beautiful, revolutionary film that should never be forgotten.” (Richard Linklater, in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences newsletter)