The Bed Sitting Room (film)

The BedSitting Room is a 1969 British comedy film directed by Richard Lester and based on the play of the same name. It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival. The film is an absurdist, postapocalyptic, satirical black comedy.

Other survivors include Captain Bules Martin, who holds a Defeat of England medal, as he was unable to save Buckingham Palace from disintegration during the war. Lord Fortnum Richardson is fearful that he will mutate into the bed sitting room of the title. Mate is a fireguard, except that there is nothing left to burn. Shelter Man is a Regional Seat of Government who survived the war in a fallout shelter and spends his days looking at old films without a projector and reminiscing about the time he shot his wife and his mother as they pleaded with him to let them in his shelter. Similarly, the National Health Service is the name of a male nurse, although overwhelmed by the extent of the war. Finally, there are two policemen Cook and Moore, who hover overhead in the shell of a Morris Minor Panda car that has been made into a makeshift balloon, and shout keep moving at any survivors they see to offset the danger of them becoming a target in the unlikely event of another outbreak of hostilities.Lord Fortnum travels toCul de Sac Place and actually does become a bed sitting room. Penelopes mother is provided with a death certificate, after which she turns into a wardrobe. Penelope is forced to marry Martin because of his bright future, despite her love for Alan. Her father is initially selected to become Prime Minister due to his inseam measurements, but unfortunately, he mutates into a parrot and is eaten due to the starvation conditions that prevail. ........

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