Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5039036029759
Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 2
Release Date: March 05, 2007
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2006

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Based on the acclaimed play of the same name, The History Boys is a faithful, intelligent piece of cinema, even if it is a little reluctant to stray from its theatrical roots.

Penned by Alan Bennett and set in 1982 Yorkshire, The History Boys follows a group of `A' Level students as they're schooled through their attempts to get into Oxbridge. Under the tutelage of Richard Griffiths' liberal Hector and Campbell Moore's Irwin, there's plenty here to admire. Firstly, the script crackles along, with snappy dialogue and characters well worthy of your interest. Secondly, the performances from the predominantly young cast are well worthy of note. And then there's the deft directorial touch of Nicholas Hytner (The Madness Of King George, The Crucible), all of which lifts The History Boys into a film of real merit.

There are questions to be asked over whether you're expected to sympathise with one or two characters in the film, of course, and there's the aforementioned issue that it's far too faithful to the source play (which results in an overlong running time). But ultimately, The History Boys is a witty, challenging and testing film, whose qualities outweigh its problems. --Jon Foster




Rating: - like it
Not much time to write this well, written and nice use of french and historical references ,characters believable if a little well mannered i really like it

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Rating: - A Must See
Set in 1983 and featuring a rough and ready group of working class, gifted and quite charming teenage boys as they prepare for their Oxbridge entrance exams and interviews.
The dialogue is sharp, witty, poignant and there are some wonderful lines of poetry. I was in stitches with laughter at times and quite touched at others.This is a film that operates at different levels; entertaining, funny, sad, serious and with quite a strong political and educational point being made.
It is one ... Read More

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Rating: - History boys, take a bow...
A friend told me about this film and I'm sure I would have enjoyed it less had I not known that it was previously a successful West End play. Written by the well known English poet and writer, Alan Bennett, it feels more like a play than a film - the characters are larger than life and the musical backdrop is a bit of a giveaway.

Set in Britain in the 80s/90s (judging by the music) the plot follows a group of state school boys who have qualified for admission interviews at Oxford and ... Read More

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Rating: - Provoking but thoughtful
I do like the French lesson with the prostituée and the switch to "un hôpital en Belgique avec des soldats mutilés". Wry humour, homosexuality, it's all there to provoke us. The lesson from Hector is what we learn we should pass it on. When you watch this film, what will you learn about responsibilities, perverting children, but in the background and only hinted, the permissiveness of the head, the red tapes at Oxford. These last two points are just as malevolent as the blatant homosexuality of ... Read More

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Rating: - Fantastic
Marvellous film. I've just read Alan Bennett's book 'Untold Stories'. Perhaps that helped me understand the film, as I'm not very bright. There are better reviews than mine on this site but, for what it's worth, I thought this film was marvellous. Bennett is practical, clever, and has a sense of humour which, to me, is the most important thing in life. He can laugh at himself. It's these attributes which made him able to write such a good film. I wish him well.

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