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Billy Liar

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In a gray and monotonous British town, a young dreamer feels trapped in a life that doesn’t belong to him. Billy is a boy with a boundless imagination who escapes his daily routine by creating elaborate fantasies about a life filled with adventures and success. However, this ability to dream becomes his greatest curse, as each of his lies sinks him deeper into a sea of complications.

As the film progresses, Billy is forced to deal with the expectations of his family, the disdain of his boss at an accounting office, and the tumultuous romance with his girlfriend, a girl who is beginning to tire of his constant evasions. The arrival of a new captivating woman in his life seems to offer him an escape, but it also complicates things further. The conflict between his fantasies and reality intensifies, leading him to a breaking point where he will have to decide what path he truly wants to take.

With a bittersweet tone, this coming-of-age story explores the internal struggle of a boy who longs for more than what his life offers. With a light pace and touches of comedy, this work captures the essence of wanting to escape the mundane while confronting the dilemmas of maturity and lost illusions. A brilliant portrait of aspirations, dreams, and the complex dance between fantasy and reality.

Media type
Movie
Year
1963
Director
John Schlesinger
Writer
Willis Hall
Keith Waterhouse
Rating
Service
Internet Movie Database
Rating
7.20
Service
Rotten tomatoes
Rating
95.00
Service
Metacritic
Rating
82.00
Actors
Tom Courtenay
Julie Christie
Wilfred Pickles
Mona Washbourne
Ethel Griffies
Finlay Currie
Gwendolyn Watts
Helen Fraser
Leonard Rossiter
Rodney Bewes
George Innes
Leslie Randall
Patrick Barr
Ernest Clark
Godfrey Winn
Jack Cunningham
Harry Landis
E. V. H. Emmett
Anna Wing
Sheila Fearn
Muriel Day
Lester Leigh
Reginald Green
Margaret Lacey
Robin Parkinson
David Scase
Jessie Robins
Graham Rigby
Jim Brady
Neville Smith
Leslie Lawton
John Tordoff
Flo Fallows
Alice Woods
Bryan Mosley
Aleksander Browne
James Byron
Douglas Clarke
Alan Clayton
George Ghent
Topsy Jane
Natalie Kent
Ted Morris
Elisabeth Murray
Stuart Myers
James Payne
George Spence
Elaine Stevens
William Wymar
Gender
Comedy
Romance
Drama
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Joseph Janni
Original title
Billy Liar
Duration
98
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