Josephine Botting

Josephine Botting is curator, 20th century fiction, at the BFI National Archive.

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Rarities of British cinema

The British New Wave outlier that tested Laurence Olivier

A fraught tale of desire, accusation and moral compromise, Term of Trial is a striking Northern drama of the British New Wave era, offering one of Olivier’s most complex screen performances and a screen debut for Terence Stamp.

By Josephine Botting

The British New Wave outlier that tested Laurence Olivier
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