Georgy Girl (1966) starring Lynn Redgrave, James Mason, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling. It's the Swinging Sixties in London, and Redgrave stars as "ugly duckling" Georgy, who's 22 and "never been kissed." Mason plays James, an older, married man who wants to make her his mistress. When Georgy's flatmate, Meredith (Rampling) gets pregnant, it's decided that Georgy will stay on -- and Meredith's husband, Jos (Bates) falls in love with Georgy. The whole movie is thoroughly delightful and funny, with many unexpected turns. It's made even better by the knowledge that Lynn Redgrave was really quite attractive. I've read that she gained weight so that she could look "ugly" for this film. The only complaint I have about the subtitles is that the songs are not captioned. Grade: A
No comments:
Post a Comment