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With its blend of scruffiness and elegance, Brighton, as they say, gives great camera. The town's shabby-chic glory is showcased in these four films.
Brighton Rock (1947) Based on the Graham Greene novel and starring a young Richard Attenborough, this tale of gangs unfolds in the very un-resorty underworld of Brighton's flophouses and rowdy pubs.
Quadrophenia (1979) Brighton is the scene of a 1960's youthquake in this hormone-driven tale of brawling mods and rockers. Bonus: a primal-scream sound track featuring The Who.
Mona Lisa (1986) Directed by Neil Jordan, this atmospheric drama about a high-end call girl and her dim-witted chauffeur may be mostly set in London, but the seafront locations—and the sleaze-tinged romance—are pure Brighton.
Wish You Were Here (1987) Brit director David Leland's postwar coming-of-age story (which briefly made "Emily Lloyd" a far more recognized name than "Brighton") was filmed in town.
—Darrell Hartman
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