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If.... (English with French subtitles)
Location
Main screening room
Date
May 6th, 2026
Duration
111 min
Cycle
Palmes d'or

Drawing primarily from our 35mm collection, we are presenting an exquisite spring bouquet of Palme d’or winners to coincide with the can’t-miss Cannes Film Festival.

Winner of the Palme d'or, 1929 Cannes Film Festival

If....
Directed by
Lindsay Anderson
Language
English with French Subtitles
Actors
Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan
Origins
United Kingdom
Year
1968
Duration
111 min
Genre
Crime, drama
Format
Digital
Synopsis

Students aged 11 to 18 at a high school decide to change the system they live under.

If....
Awards
Jamais la virulence n’a atteint pareille force percutante, exceptionnel ressort dramatique. Lindsay Anderson a réussi un très remarquable exploit : sans incidences gratuites, avec, au contraire, une sobriété de moyens impressionnante, il nous conte cette histoire anarchique avec un sens des réalités tout à fait attachant.
Jacques Montfort
1969

Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson was an English filmmaker, theatre director, critic, and actor. He was considered a leading light of the Free Cinema movement and of the British New Wave, and a principal exponent of kitchen sink realism both on the stage and on the screen. As a film director, he is best known for his "Mick Travis Trilogy" of films starring Malcolm McDowell, the first of which, If.... (1968), won the Palme d'or at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival and earned Anderson a BAFTA nomination for Best Direction.

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Malcolm McDowell's performance in If.... caught the attention of Stanley Kubrick, who subsequently cast him in A Clockwork Orange (1971), which is incidentally peppered with a few cinematic references to the film.
About Lindsay Anderson
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