Underplayed Gems

The Buttercup Chain (1970)

The Buttercup Chain poster
Directed by
Robert Ellis Miller
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman and her cousin enter a free-spirited relationship that draws in two other people. The four of them navigate love and commitment within a shifting emotional landscape.

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What happens

The Buttercup Chain is a 1970 British drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Hywel Bennett, Jane Asher, and Leigh Taylor-Young. The screenplay was by Peter Draper, adapted from the 1967 novel of the same title by Janice Elliott. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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