Divorced working woman Alex and well-to-do Jewish family doctor Daniel Hirsh share not only the same answering service but also the favours of young Bob Elkin who bed-hops between them as the mood takes him. Read more
| Starring | Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft |
|---|---|
| Director | John Schlesinger |
| Genres | Drama |
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Divorced working woman Alex and well-to-do Jewish family doctor Daniel Hirsh share not only the same answering service but also the favours of young Bob Elkin who bed-hops between them as the mood takes him.
| Starring | Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft |
|---|---|
| Director | John Schlesinger |
| Studio | OPTIMUM |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Jan 2009 Production year: 1972 |
| Format | DVD |
Stylishly made character study with melodramatic leanings, rather self-conscious about its risky subject but, scene by scene, both adult and absorbing, with an overpowering mass of sociological detail about the way we live.
In effect, if not intention, a reworking of Brief Encounter given a gloss of modernism. In its plot (Murray Head is the... read more on Time Out
Very few films of this quality are made anymore. If you were brought up the sixties, sit back and enjoy.
Very few films of this quality are made anymore. If you were brought up the sixties, sit back and enjoy.