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Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
Director: Robert Bolt
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Bolt's debut as a director from his own script about the darling of English society who rocked the boat with her scandalous behaviour - ha, ha. She bolts through the woods in boy's clothing, marries a conscientious liberal politician (Finch), and outrages the British way of life by not being discreet (as Mother was) in who she chooses to fuck, where, when, and how often, as well as by turning up at a fancy- dress ball near-naked and blacked up as Byron's slave. Plus the film has a theme: reason versus passion. It's the end of the Age of Reason, and she is all passion while most of those around her still bow to reason. But it is impossible to take seriously on a historical or an ideas level - the 2D characters refuse to be plugged in to anything beyond the studio sets around them. On the other hand, the film won't deliver Hollywood-type glamour either. Bright spot: Richard Chamberlain as Byron gets the white-clad early 19th century ladies' knickers twisted very effectively in eye-liner and lip-colour.Author:
Cast & crew
Director: Robert Bolt
Producer: Fernando Ghia
Cast: Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, John Mills, Margaret Leighton, Pamela Brown, Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Peter Bull, Sonia Dresdel full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 123 mins
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