UK,
1971, 118 min
Directed by:
Joseph LoseyScreenplay:
Harold PinterCinematography:
Gerry FisherComposer:
Michel LegrandCast:
Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave, Dominic Guard, Michael Gough, Edward Fox, Richard Gibson, Roger Lloyd Pack, John Rees (more)Plots(1)
Summer 1900: Leo turns 13. He's the guest of Marcus, a wealthy classmate, at a grand home in rural Norfolk. Leo is befriended by Marian, Marcus's twenty something sister, a beauty about to engaged to Hugh, a viscount and good fellow. Marian buys Leo a forest green suit, takes him on walks, and asks him to carry messages to and from their neighbour, Ted Burgess. Leo is soon dissembling, realises he's betraying Hugh, but continues as the go-between nonetheless, asking adults naive questions about the attraction of men and women. How does innocence end? (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1972 - Margaret Leighton (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1972 - Edward Fox (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1972 - Margaret Leighton (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1972 - Harold Pinter (Best Screenplay)
- 1972 - Dominic Guard (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
- 1972 - Best Film
- 1972 - Joseph Losey (Best Director)
- 1972 - Julie Christie (Best Leading Actress)
- 1972 - Michael Gough (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1972 - Gerry Fisher (Best Cinematography)
- 1972 - Best Costume Design
- 1972 - Best Production Design
- 1972 - Best Soundtrack
Golden Globes
- 1972 - Best English-Language Foreign Motion Picture
Cannes Film Festival
- 1971 - Joseph Losey (Grand Prix International du Festival (1964-1974))