Black Joy (1977 film)
Black Joy is a British film released in 1977, directed by Anthony Simmons.
The story of an immigrant country boy in Brixton, London.
It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.
The film is a lightly ironic, British culture- clash comedy.
Trevor Thomas heads the cast as a Guyanese youth who is under the delusion that life will be easier for him in London.
No sooner does Thomas set foot in England than he gets tangled up in one disaster after another.
The catalyst for most of Our Hero's travails is" assimilated" Caribbean Norman Beaton, who plays a streetwise con artist.
The film was adapted from" Dark Days and Light Nights", a stage play by Jamal Ali, who also wrote the screenplay.
Hanro Smitsman
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Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Amar Jyoti
Amar Jyoti (Eternal Flame) is a 1936 Hindi social, action adventure, drama film directed by V. Shantaram.
Produced by Prabhat Film Company and cited as a "noteworthy" film along with Shantaram's earlier "Amrit Manthan" (1934), the film had actress Durga Khote performing one of her most "memorable" roles.
K. Narayan Kale wrote the story with dialogues by Narottam Vyas.
The music was composed by Master Krishnarao.
The director of photography was V. Avadhoot, and the cast included Durga Khote, Chandra Mohan, Shanta Apte, Nandrekar, Vasanti and Narayan Kale.
The film was about a "rebellious female pirate".
The story's social relevance in the form of a costume action adventure involved a queen who becomes a pirate when she faces extreme "patriarchal laws" and is denied custody of her son.
Ian Barry (director)
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Anthony Simmons (writer)
Anthony Simmons( 16 December 1922 – 22 January 2016) was a British writer and film director.
He was associated with, though separate from, the Free Cinema movement; he said he was greatly influenced by Humphrey Jennings and by Michelangelo Antonioni ’s movie" Il Grido"( 1957).
Ben Cura
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Jason Moore (director)
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Peter Levin
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V. Shantaram
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre( 18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), referred to as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian Marathi filmmaker, film producer and actor.
He is most known for films such as" Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani"( 1946)," Amar Bhoopali"( 1951)," Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje"( 1955)," Do Aankhen Barah Haath"( 1957)," Navrang"( 1959)," Duniya Na Mane"( 1937)," Pinjara"( 1972)," ChaniIye Marathiche Nagari" and" Zunj".

Question: Do director of film Amar Jyoti and director of film Black Joy (1977 Film) share the same nationality?
Answer: no