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Armed with only anecdotes, diaries and an unexpected gift for mimicry, Malcolm McDowell is thoroughly engaging in “Never Apologize: A Personal Visit With Lindsay Anderson.” Whether attacking British bureaucracy in “Britannia Hospital” or television evangelism in “Glory! Glory!,” Mr. Anderson was a director who rarely pulled punches. The success of his 1969 Palme d’Or winner “If ...” — which elevated the English school picture to apocalyptic levels of bleakness — boosted Mr. McDowell, as its rebellious star, to international acclaim, and the actor pays tribute here with gossipy fondness. He and Mr. Anderson (who died in 1994) made three subsequent films together, but none would resonate as widely as that first collaboration, a tale that, in the director’s words, “stuck a knife at the heart of the establishment” — arguably his... [read full story]
