Beyond Gregory’s Girl | The underseen career of Bill Forsyth

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Anna Cale looks at the career of Bill Forsyth, and at the films that don’t always get the recognition they deserve…


This article first appeared in Film Stories issue 26.

In any list of ‘Best British Films’, there are two that always seem to feature. Gentle comedies Gregory’s Girl (1980) and Local Hero (1983), from Scottish director Bill Forsyth, have enchanted audiences and critics alike since their release. It’s something that shows little sign of changing.

In a career spanning over 30 years, taking him from Scotland to America and back again, Forsyth has written and directed eight features. Yet many of his films remain largely unknown and under-appreciated beyond his most committed fans.

Forsyth is a unique filmmaker. His work is grounded in realism and the dialogue is sharp, but there’s a whimsical quality, a playful quirkiness that mirrors everyday life. He also has a serious side, capturing the melancholy of lost souls, or those searching for meaning in life. Like any great storyteller, the balance of pathos and comedy feels right.

Forsyth began his career in documentary filmmaking in Scotland, working on industrial films, and his debut feature captures some of that observational spirit. That Sinking Feeling (1979) depicts a familiar late-70s Glasgow. Grimy and damp from the seemingly endless rain, the city’s scruffy tenements are half-demolished. Cars lie abandoned on waste ground, and groups of kids hang about with little else to do. So far, so familiarly gritty. But this film is different. It’s grounded in urban realism, but it’s essentially a fairy story, a light-hearted crime caper with no consequences.

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<p><strong>Anna Cale looks at the career of Bill Forsyth, and at the films that don’t always get the recognition they deserve…</strong></p>



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<p><em>This article first appeared in Film Stories issue 26.</em></p>



<p>In any list of ‘Best British Films’, there are two that always seem to feature. Gentle comedies <em>Gregory’s Girl</em> (1980) and <em>Local Hero</em> (1983), from Scottish director Bill Forsyth, have enchanted audiences and critics alike since their release. It’s something that shows little sign of changing.</p>



<p>In a career spanning over 30 years, taking him from Scotland to America and back again, Forsyth has written and directed eight features. Yet many of his films remain largely unknown and under-appreciated beyond his most committed fans.</p>



<p>Forsyth is a unique filmmaker. His work is grounded in realism and the dialogue is sharp, but there’s a whimsical quality, a playful quirkiness that mirrors everyday life. He also has a serious side, capturing the melancholy of lost souls, or those searching for meaning in life. Like any great storyteller, the balance of pathos and comedy feels right.</p>



<p>Forsyth began his career in documentary filmmaking in Scotland, working on industrial films, and his debut feature captures some of that observational spirit. <em>That Sinking Feeling</em> (1979) depicts a familiar late-70s Glasgow. Grimy and damp from the seemingly endless rain, the city’s scruffy tenements are half-demolished. Cars lie abandoned on waste ground, and groups of kids hang about with little else to do. So far, so familiarly gritty. But this film is different. It’s grounded in urban realism, but it’s essentially a fairy story, a light-hearted crime caper with no consequences.</p>



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<p>Ronnie (Robert Buchanan) is a recent school leaver with no job and seemingly no prospects. Frustrated with his lot, he decides to stage a heist at the local stainless-steel sink warehouse, and sets about assembling a crack team of local lads to carry out his audacious plan to make a fortune.</p>



<p><em>That Sinking Feeling</em> is charmingly offbeat. Its playfulness is made clear from the outset, as an on-screen graphic states that it is set in a ‘fictitious town called Glasgow&#8230; any resemblance to the real town of Glasgow is purely coincidental’.</p>



<p>The production of <em>That Sinking Feeling</em> happened almost by accident. Forsyth had initially approached the British Film Institute (BFI) for funding to make <em>Gregory’s Girl </em>with members of the Glasgow Youth Theatre. When his application was rejected, he went back to Glasgow and made a film anyway, and <em>That Sinking Feeling</em> was the result.</p>



<p>The film’s production mirrored the spirit of enterprise shown by the characters on screen. Completely independently financed, it took around three weeks to shoot. With its incredibly low cost of around £2,500, at one stage it held the Guinness World Record for the lowest budget for a feature film. It was a surprise indie hit, and as a result Forsyth was given increased funding to make <em>Gregory’s Girl</em>, which went on to become one of his best-loved films.</p>



<p>After the success of his next two films, <em>Gregory’s Girl </em>and <em>Local Hero</em>, Forsyth returned to Glasgow to make his fourth, <em>Comfort And Joy</em> (1984). The gentle comedy tells the story of local radio DJ Alan ‘Dickie’ Bird (Bill Paterson). Alan has a comfortable life, a good job with status, a nice flat and a fancy car. But when his girlfriend Maddy leaves him unexpectedly just before Christmas, his life is turned upside down.</p>



<p>While out for a drive, pining for the departed Maddy, he becomes infatuated with a girl he spots in an ice cream van, and he finds himself suddenly mixed up in a Glasgow family ice cream war. His job is at risk, his life seemingly threatened too, but Alan is determined to solve the ice cream crisis and get his life back on track.</p>



<p>Tagged as ‘a serious comedy’, there’s a thread of melancholy running through <em>Comfort And Joy</em>. But despite the serious themes, the film is still laced with a sense of natural quirkiness. It looks beautiful too, with the magical Scottish mid-winter twilight captured by cinematographer Chris Menges adding a sense of romance to the urban Glasgow setting.</p>



<p>Perhaps seen as a slightly darker film than Forsyth’s previous work, <em>Comfort And Joy</em> didn’t immediately enchant audiences in the same way. But the film has remained a favourite amongst Forsyth fans, especially in Scotland, where it&#8217;s now considered a Christmas classic.</p>



<p>For his next project, Forsyth left his native Scotland for North America. <em>Housekeeping</em> (1987) is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Marilynne Robinson. Billed as ‘the story of a woman slightly distracted by the possibilities of life’, the film centres on two young sisters growing up in rural Idaho in the 50s. Left orphaned after the sudden death of their mother, they eventually fall into the care of their eccentric Aunt Sylvie (Christine Lahti).</p>



<p>This was a project very much close to Forsyth’s heart. He came across Robinson’s novel through recommendation and was immediately entranced by it. Robinson’s voice already felt cinematic to Forsyth. He simply wanted to make the film as a way of encouraging people to read the book.</p>



<p>With stunning cinematography capturing the beauty of the changing North American seasons, the film is a visual triumph of cinematic scale. But the story itself is intimate. <em>Housekeeping</em> is a film about female relationships and the family ties that bind us, the importance of identity and being true to yourself, even if it is at odds with the expectations of others. Despite being warmly received by critics, the film wasn’t a big success and only ran for a short time in cinemas, before quietly disappearing. Only in recent years has there been a renewed interest and appreciation for it.</p>



<p>Forsyth also made his next film in North America. The screenplay for <em>Breaking In</em> (1989) was written by American indie writer and filmmaker John Sayles. It stars Burt Reynolds as Ernie Mullins, a veteran safe cracker in Portland, Oregon, who encounters young rookie criminal Mike (Casey Siemaszko) and decides to take him under his wing.</p>



<p>Returning to an urban setting, Forsyth captures the atmosphere of small-town America and the lives of those on the margins. The film also revisits themes of earlier films, of finding your niche in life and leaving a legacy behind you. <em>Breaking In</em> is essentially a crime caper, but it’s also about friendship and connection, as two people come together momentarily then drift apart again. Despite having a star name like Reynolds, who impresses with his low-key character performance, the film wasn’t a box office success and has been little heard of since.</p>



<p>After a five-year gap, Forsyth returned with perhaps his most controversial film. Ambitious but often maligned and misunderstood, <em>Being Human</em> (1994) stars Robin Williams as Hector, a single human soul in five reincarnations through history, seemingly searching for connection. The film is presented as five separate vignettes, each starring Williams as a man on a journey to find his home and to anchor himself. The rather esoteric film tackles the subject of the universality of the human condition, while showing that we as humans essentially do not change, are inherently flawed and will continue to make the same mistakes.</p>



<p>Production was riddled with problems from the start. It was Forsyth’s boldest film, and a Warner Bros-backed production. But with a bigger budget comes greater studio control, and the film’s abstract themes proved controversial when presented back to the executives. They demanded significant changes. The final version released in US cinemas was barely recognisable to Forsyth’s original vision for the film, and the director has since distanced himself from it. It went straight to video in the UK.</p>



<p>After a significant gap, Forsyth returned to Scotland to make <em>Gregory’s Two Girls</em> (1999). The film, which is best viewed as a companion piece to the original rather than a sequel, revisits the character of Gregory Underwood almost 20 years on. Still in his hometown of Cumbernauld, a rather forlorn Gregory (John Gordon Sinclair) is now an English teacher at his old school. With the help of two of his pupils, Gregory uncovers some shady dealings by local businessman and former school friend Fraser, played by Dougray Scott.</p>



<p>Considering it was marketed as a follow-up to a successful film, there’s little mention of what has happened in the intervening years. But there also seems to be little intention from the director to knit it all together. The film stands alone, with a late 90s generic British film aesthetic about some aspects of the plot, but with a Forsyth eye for detail. There is a sense of Forsyth’s gentle melancholy amongst the awkwardness of the plot, and a genuine charm to the friendship between Gregory and his student Frances (Carly McKinnon). Unfortunately, the film wasn’t well received by critics on release, and Forsyth has not made a film since. </p>



<p>A writer and director with a distinctive style, Forsyth has always seemed more comfortable working on the margins of the mainstream. He never seemed to be seduced by Hollywood, possibly feeling constrained creatively by his bigger-budget North American projects. Perhaps hindered by the success of his two most famous films, and the expectations of audiences, his other work has largely slipped under the radar.</p>



<p>There are, however, signs that might be changing. <em>That Sinking Feeling</em> has been lovingly restored and remastered by the BFI. <em>Housekeeping</em> and <em>Comfort And Joy</em> have also recently been re-released on Blu-ray. Other titles remain harder to get hold of, but occasionally turn up on streaming services, waiting to be rediscovered.</p>



<p>Bill Forsyth is a unique voice in cinema. His body of work might be small, but it certainly deserves more attention. As brilliant as they are, he is more than just two films.</p>



<p><em>Anna Cale has <a href="https://www.annacale.co.uk/ten-thousand-grains-of-sand">coordinated a project</a> examining the legacy of Bill Forsyth’s work, including a podcast series and illustrated set of essays.</em></p>
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