Going nowhere fast, Billy Fisher, an incorrigible fantasizer, dreams incessantly of escaping his drab existence and humdrum routine work as an undertakers' clerk in Yorkshire. Seeking refuge from his working-class family and not one but two demanding fiancees in the imaginary country called Ambrosia, more and more, Billy finds himself cut off from reality, picturing himself as its ruler and hero. Then, as Billy's fabrications grow increasingly wilder and problems start piling... (Full plot summary below)
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Going nowhere fast, Billy Fisher, an incorrigible fantasizer, dreams incessantly of escaping his drab existence and humdrum routine work as an undertakers' clerk in Yorkshire. Seeking refuge from his working-class family and not one but two demanding fiancees in the imaginary country called Ambrosia, more and more, Billy finds himself cut off from reality, picturing himself as its ruler and hero. Then, as Billy's fabrications grow increasingly wilder and problems start piling up, lovely, happy-go-lucky Liz enters the young day-dreamer's life, offering a way out of this fine mess. However, new beginnings are always scary, and Billy must make up his mind: it's either a fresh start in London or an endless beautiful lie in Ambrosia.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyA key work of the New British Cinema, Billy Liar features the impressive debut of director John Schlesinger and his first teaming with Julie Christie (before Darling). |
| The New York Review of BooksJonathan MillerA sturdy little film made with austere flatness by John Schlesinger. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzEven though it's a seminal movie of the sixties, it never reached me emotionally. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendricka unique work in the British New Cinema movement |
| Monthly Film BulletinMFB CriticsAt all kinds of points, one has the feeling that Schlesinger's film is running away from him; but there's also the impression of a talent energetic enough to risk even the occasional howling blunder. |
| Turner Classic Movies OnlineSean Axmaker... this portrait of ambition aching to break out of suffocating conformity and social expectation is viewed through the prism of fantasy and puckish humor... |
| User ReviewJo FBilly lives in a dreamworld where he is about to embark on a successful scriptwriting career. In reality he works for a Northern undertaking firm. Anyone who wishes to better their lot should watch this film. My favourite film, ever. Should he catch the train at the end of the film? |
| User ReviewJohn BUplifting yet depressing at the same time. |
| User ReviewPrivate UThis is such a beautifully crafted, light, yet ultimately moving portrait. It's difficult not to be touched by the wonderful and human ensemble of script and cast... class lad! |
| User ReviewKate TPositively whimsical and heartbreaking. There's not a movie that sends me into heaven and then brings me back into reality more abruptly or powerfully than Billy Liar. Wonderful performances all around. What hurts? I think I would have gone for milk, too. |
