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Director: Joseph Losey
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From Time Out Film Guide
Losey's adaptation of LP Hartley's novel is one of his more impressive later works. Together with screenwriter Harold Pinter, he creates another of his depictions of the destructive side of the English class system, as a love affair between the daughter of an affluent country family and a local farmer is tragically thwarted by prejudice and convention. Seen through the eyes of a young boy who acts as the instrument for the couple's assignations, the affair becomes the nexus for all the repression and unspoken manipulations brewing under the polite facade of an apparently civilised society; battle becomes personal on the cricket field, and the chink of teacups hides vicious whispers and plotting. It occasionally becomes a bit too precious, especially with the inserts of the grown-up go-between visiting his past haunts, but it's strong on atmosphere (the Norfolk locations are beautifully shot by Gerry Fisher), performance and moral nuance.Author: GA
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- Diccon said...
- Posted on Apr 22 2009 13:51 My favourite film of all time. The most intensely nostalgic look at a boy's loss of innocence at the outbreak of WW1. Heart-rending and beautifully filmed, accompanied by one of the most evocative and haunting film scores.
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- Ian said...
- Posted on Apr 24 2008 22:10 Jess, why if you hated the one so much did you bother with the film AND the book? I'd like to suggest that you have no taste but instead I will recommend that you stick with Big Brother or Coronation Street
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- jess said...
- Posted on Feb 26 2008 05:55 WORST FILM AND WORST BOOK EVER! BOTH A WASTE OF TIME!
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- Tiffani Cave said...
- Posted on Nov 04 2007 08:26 Stunning film, great adaptation of a brilliant book.
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Cast & crew
Director: Joseph Losey
Producer: John Heyman, Norman Priggen
Cast: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Dominic Guard, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave, Michael Gough, Edward Fox full cast
Duration: 116 mins
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