A taste of honey

A taste of honey

DVD - 2016

Based on one of the most controversial plays of its time, a disaffected teenager finding her way amid the economic desperation of industrial Manchester, and despite an absent, self-absorbed mother. With its unapologetic identification with social outcasts and its sensitive, modern approach to matters of sexuality and race, a classic that is still a startling benchmark work of realism.

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Subjects
Delaney, Shelagh, > 1939-2011 > Film adaptations.
Mothers and daughters > Drama.
Interracial dating > Drama.
Manchester (England) > Social conditions > Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Language
English
Other Authors
Tony Richardson, 1928-1991 (film director), Shelagh Delaney, 1939-2011 (screenwriter)
Item Description
Adapted from the play by Shelagh Delaney.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Widescreen (1.66:1).
Physical Description
2 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format
DVD.
Production Credits
Music, John Addison ; cinematography, Walter Lassally ; editor, Antony Gibbs.
ISBN
9781681431956
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Based on a groundbreaking British play epitomizing "kitchen sink" realism, Tony Richardson's (Tom Jones) likewise gritty film version launched the career of Rita Tushingham as a working-class teen named Jo. Impregnated by a sailor, she is forced to make it on her own, in the absence of her ne'er-do-well mum, with the support of a gay male companion (Murray Melvin). Bittersweet and sometimes darkly funny, this often touching story of disaffected souls looking for love while dealing with economic hardship belies its theatrical origins thanks to on-location shooting. [Trailers, LJ 7/16] © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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