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Drama based on the novel by Stan Barstow which tells of a young draughtsman who is forced into marriage after making his girlfriend pregnant. Living with her dragon-like mother soon makes him realise that his marriage is just a fragile relationship based purely on sex. Read more

Starring	Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Thora Hird, James Bolam
Director	John Schlesinger
Genres	Drama

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- Blunt melodrama with strong kinship to Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, strikingly directed and photographed amid urban grime and suburban conformity.
- 30884
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  Some things don't change
  
  This film should appeal to a wide age range of both sexes. The young will probably be amazed at how people lived only 40 years ago, while those who are older ... read more »
  
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  - Hertfordshire
  - 05 Jun 2004 at 12:36
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  An Historic document
  
  Dated story but a facinating record of how the UK was in the early 1960's. Takes place in the north and how grim it was ! Plenty of famous faces to spot who... read more »
  
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  - Surrey
  - 14 Oct 2011 at 15:49
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  The sixties really were in black and white
  
  Whilst this film lacks the charm of say A taste of honey or The family way, it is still a document of the time, of working class life in the sixties.
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- - soxer
  - 33 reviews
  - Walsall
  - 14 May 2011 at 15:15
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  An honest love story
  
  is really a period piece now, but it still has a lot of punch and honesty. part of the attraction is noting the things that you remember from your parents and ... read more »
  
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- - harrythehaddock
  - 8 reviews
  - 14 Apr 2011 at 15:03
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  A kind of loving
  
  Poignant. Sweet.
  
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- - daisymaisy
  - 51 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 17 Dec 2009 at 20:34
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  Kind of excellent
  
  The passage of time and a change in sexual attitudes has rendered this once-daring tale into something rather quaint and old-fashioned but it's still a ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 772 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Dec 2009 at 14:36
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  A kind of loving
  
  ok but not the best of its era
  
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  - Birmingham
  - 01 Jun 2009 at 12:04
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  Alan Bates alone is worth your time spent.
  
  ...but that aside, a great film all round.
  
  Interesting too to see Leonard Rossiter in such a small role. still stands out amongs the back ground ... read more »
  
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- - PUDDING
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  - Trefechan, Aberystwyth
  - 26 Sep 2008 at 17:51
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  as good as I remembered
  
  I saw this film and all the other 'kitchen sink' movies when they first came out and now I'm watching them again.
  
  A Kind of Loving is not... read more »
  
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  - BRISTOL
  - 08 Sep 2008 at 18:20
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  A Kind of loving
  
  For those who like 60's British cinema this is a must. Fabulous performances from Alan Bates and Thora Hird. The film is a who's who of British actors ... read more »
  
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- - gothic
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  - Craigavon
  - 18 Aug 2008 at 11:32
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  A Kind of Loving
  
  A gritty film, thought-provoking. A bit depressing.
  
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  - The Midlands
  - 02 Aug 2008 at 19:08
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  Some things don't change
  
  This film should appeal to a wide age range of both sexes. The young will probably be amazed at how people lived only 40 years ago, while those who are older ... read more »
  
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  - Hertfordshire
  - 05 Jun 2004 at 12:36
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  If you loved the book...
  
  I loved the book when I was a teenager and now love the film even more.
  
  If you're a fan of those grim 1960's films which provided a more ... read more »
  
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- - julie1232
  - Kent
  - 13 Nov 2004 at 12:35
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  They don't make them like this anymore!!
  
  What a great film! Brilliant cast, Thora Hird, Alan Bates, James Bolam, and of course the late Leonard Rossiter. I first watched this film well over 20 years ... read more »
  
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- - Karen
  - North East Lincs, England
  - 17 Feb 2005 at 22:37
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  Black and white realism
  
  This is one of the breakthrough British films of the 1960's when the camera went outdoors and the characters were ordinary, often working class, people. The... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
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  - London
  - 13 Apr 2005 at 10:00
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  Age old questions with a twist
  
  1962: Britain on the cusp of changes — in, (among other things), morality... Perhaps, but for men, the question was/is never whether to say yes or no to ... read more »
  
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- - Maryco
  - UK
  - 16 Aug 2004 at 21:07
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  I was confussed!
  
  I rented this thinking that it was the one I'd watched as a young teenager in the 80's. Until now I didn't realise that there were two versions! ... read more »
  
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  - Nottingham
  - 15 Nov 2005 at 11:56
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  Kind of excellent
  
  The passage of time and a change in sexual attitudes has rendered this once-daring tale into something rather quaint and old-fashioned but it's still a ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
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  - London
  - 02 Dec 2009 at 14:36
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  a great brit classic
  
  It doesn't matter how many time I have seen this film over the years, it will always be compulsive viewing... The study of the relationship between Bates &... read more »
  
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  - East Sussex
  - 15 May 2005 at 10:00
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  A nostalgic Classic
  
  This is not only a moving and truthful film - it's also incredibly interesting in a documentary way - seeing how people lived in the 1950's (personally ... read more »
  
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- - Ilana
  - 14 reviews
  - London
  - 08 Nov 2004 at 19:20
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  A kitchen-sink classic
  
  The last time I saw this film was over 40 years ago. At that time it seemed to exactly mirror the frustrations, tensions and confusion ... read more »
  
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- - Mike
  - Leamington Spa, England
  - 12 Dec 2006 at 13:41

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  Drama based on the novel by Stan Barstow which tells of a young draughtsman who is forced into marriage after making his girlfriend pregnant. Living with her dragon-like mother soon makes him realise that his marriage is just a fragile relationship based purely on sex....