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In her fourth marriage, Jo (Anne Bancroft) finds out that her husband (Peter Finch) is having an affair. When he explains that he finds nothing wrong with his behavior, Jo must decide whether to keep the marriage for the sake of her children, or strike out on her own.
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Anne Bancroft gives one of the finest performances of her career as a deeply troubled and tormented wife in this powerful 1964 British drama directed by Jack Clayton (Room At The Top) and scripted by Harold Pinter.
Tortured by thoughts that her husband Jake (Peter Finch) may be having an affair, Jo Armitage (Anne Bancroft) has a nervous breakdown in Harrods and her life begins to crumble all about her. But is her husband's infidelity really to blame? Why does she have so many children - and is her seemingly perfect life al it appears on the surface?
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's such good news that some of the less high profile British films of the 60s are now being released on DVD. This particular title is long overdue and the quality in terms of sound and picture on this DVD are top notch.
This is an extremely stylish film based on Penelope Mortimer's autobiographical novel about the trauma a woman goes through in her marriage to an unfaithful husband.
The beautiful, melancholic Georges Delerue soundtrack deserves an Oscar of its own. Beautifully photographed in black and white. Superbly acted.
A film like this is so far away from the trite rubbish that passes for cinema today. An adult film, sensitively made, about the adult issue of two people who love each other but are unable to make their marriage work.
Anne Bancroft rises to every note. Of particular note is her flawless English accent. Peter Finch as her meandering husband also gives a sensitive and under-stated performance.
If you liked some of the great British classics of this era, such as The Servant, Darling and Georgie Girl, this is definitely a film to add to your collection. In fact, you'll treasure it.
This is an extremely stylish film based on Penelope Mortimer's autobiographical novel about the trauma a woman goes through in her marriage to an unfaithful husband.
The beautiful, melancholic Georges Delerue soundtrack deserves an Oscar of its own. Beautifully photographed in black and white. Superbly acted.
A film like this is so far away from the trite rubbish that passes for cinema today. An adult film, sensitively made, about the adult issue of two people who love each other but are unable to make their marriage work.
Anne Bancroft rises to every note. Of particular note is her flawless English accent. Peter Finch as her meandering husband also gives a sensitive and under-stated performance.
If you liked some of the great British classics of this era, such as The Servant, Darling and Georgie Girl, this is definitely a film to add to your collection. In fact, you'll treasure it.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A woman (Anne Bancroft) who has five children leaves her second husband (Richard Johnson) to marry a struggling screenwriter (Peter Finch). After having a sixth child by him, their marriage begins to unravel, in part, due to his infidelities. Directed by Jack Clayton (ROOM AT THE TOP) from the Penelope Mortimer novel, this is an incisive character study of a woman whose obsession with having children may have more to do with distaste for sex and using children as the justification for it rather than a passion for motherhood. After her third marriage, she sends two of her oldest boys to boarding school and seems to forget about them. Bancroft is sensational here in what may well be her best performance (she won the Cannes film festival best actress award). Whether wound up or passive, she inhabits this complicated woman with all her nuances and contradictions. It's a fierce performance. The delicate score is by Georges Delerue. The excellent supporting cast includes James Mason (superb as always), Maggie Smith, Cedric Hardwicke, Janine Gray and Yootha Joyce in a disturbing portrait of a woman undone.
The Sony DVD from Great Britain sports an excellent B&W transfer in its appropriate wide screen ratio.
The Sony DVD from Great Britain sports an excellent B&W transfer in its appropriate wide screen ratio.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of my favourite films and I'm so glad it has finally come to DVD - stunning performances by Bancroft and Finch and one of Harold Pinter's best scripts. An absolute classic.
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Published 5 months ago by digit
Good dose of 1960s angst and classy acting
This film is as good as the reviews promised.
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Published 6 months ago by Jacques Dutronc
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A mother of eight children finds her third marriage rocky when she discovers her husband is having affairs. Read more
Published 6 months ago by alana
A 60's Classic.
I had to explain to my partner,before the film,whom Anne Bancroft was and what a well respected actor she was back in the 60's - lets just say I was not disappointed and she is... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Cromwell
Amazing!
This astonishing version of the famous novel - scripted by Pinter- is an extraordinary achievement. Almost relentless in its portrayal of the pain incurred in a failed marriage the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Adrian Drew
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I could not remember seeing this before and only bought it because I wanted to catch up on everything Peter Finch had done! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. A. Campbell-walter
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