The Go-Between (1971)

Directed by

Joseph Losey

Genre

drama film, romance film, flashback film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 161 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy becomes a secret messenger between a wealthy woman and her lover. Through his eyes, the story reveals how rigid class rules crush personal feelings.

melancholicslow-burnrestrainedpoignanttensevisually lushnostalgicemotionally stifled

What happens

The Go-Between is a 1971 British historical drama film directed by Joseph Losey, adapted by Harold Pinter from the 1953 novel by L. P. Hartley. It stars Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Edward Fox, Dominic Guard, and Michael Redgrave. Mostly set around 1900, the film exposes the psychologically destructive effects of the rigid class conventions in Great Britain. The film premiered at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or. At the 25th British Academy Film Awards, the film won in four categories (out of 12 total nominations, including Best Film), including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Fox and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Leighton. It also brought Leighton the only Oscar nomination of her career, for Best Supporting Actress. In 1999, The Go-Between was included on the British Film Institute's list of its 100 best British films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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