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Written by then nineteenyearold shelagh delaney, and first presented by joan littlewood at stratforduponavon in may 1958 as a stage play, it was brought to the screen by directorproducer tony richardsons woodfall films in 1961. A taste of honey 1 hours and 41 minutes movie black and white, gay and straight, mothers and daughters, class, and coming of age. A taste of honey 1961 is one of the most poignant of the entire genre and unusually features a young woman, jo, as its central character and introduced rita. Watch a taste of honey movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos. A taste of honey, rita tushingham on poster art, 1961 stock.
The scene where jo says goodbye to jimmy for the last time is shot at barton swing bridge, on the manchester ship canal. The prize winning comedydrama of a young girls passionate love for life focuses on a working class girl who is struggling to create a life for herself with her gay coworker after becoming pregnant from a onenight stand with a black sailor. A taste of honey, rita tushingham on poster art, 1961. Dora bryan, robert stephens, rita tushingham, imdb rating. Its components are excellent and yet the film as a whole is uninteresting. Tony richardson is a terrific director, who is able to pace the film perfectly and draw wonderful performances out of his actors. Directed by tony richardson, a leading light of that movement, and based on one of the most controversial plays of its time, a taste of honey features rita tushingham in her starmaking debut role as a disaffected teenager. A taste of honey is one of the defining films of this time period. A pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her. A taste of honey, rita tushingham on poster art, 1961 e5mrnw from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.
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