Directed by:
Ken LoachCinematography:
Brian ProbynComposer:
DonovanCast:
Carol White, John Bindon, Terence Stamp, Malcolm McDowell, Billy Murray, Chris Gannon, Anna Karen, Tony Selby, Hilda Barry, George Sewell, Ron Pember (more)Plots(1)
Beautiful, free-spirited and resilient, Joy is nevertheless struggling to cope while her brutal, uncaring husband (John Bindon) is in jail. Clutching at any slight chance of happiness, she falls for his associate, Dave (Terence Stamp) – but with heart-breaking results. Loach depicts Joy’s world with typical care, showing how her plight derives from a set of social circumstances largely outside her control. (Independent Cinema Office)
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Ken Loach looked at one ordinary girl and showed us how life can suck. She drags herself from one fool to another, and just when it seems like she could be happy, she receives another blow. And she often does it to herself. Yet the film doesn't end on a negative note, and in fact, it comes off quite positively. It's up to us to find that something in the world to be happy.
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