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A Kind Of Loving [VHS] [1962]

VHS ~ Alan Bates
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Thora Hird, Bert Palmer, Malcolm Patton
  • Directors: John Schlesinger
  • Writers: Keith Waterhouse, Stan Barstow, Willis Hall
  • Producers: Jack Hanbury, Joseph Janni
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 4 Front Video
  • VHS Release Date: 8 Jan 2001
  • Run Time: 107 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CJCR
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,926 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Pity poor Vic (Alan Bates): when he begins a relationship with Ingrid (June Ritchie), a typist at the Lancashire factory where he works as a draughtsman; his life comes apart at the seams. Ingrid's gossiping, malicious friends are bad enough, but her mother Mrs Rothwell (the terrifying Thora Hird) is something else. Vic has to marry Ingrid-she's pregnant--and the only place for them to stay is chez Rothwell.

There's a tenderness about A Kind of Loving which you don't find in the more abrasive "kitchen sink" films of the 60s. Vic is not a rebel like Arthur Seton in Saturday Night, Sunday Morning or a macho lunk like Richard Harris' rugby-league player in This Sporting Life. He's a likable, easygoing youngster who soon discovers that real-life love affairs are infinitely messier than he and his mates could ever have imagined. The acute, witty screenplay, adapted by Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse from Stan Barstow's novel, shows how limited Vic and Ingrid's choices really are. They have no privacy or independence. Bounced into a marriage that neither necessarily wants, their romance quickly sours. Mrs Rothwell is truly the mother-in-law from Hell--a busybody and a tyrant. Look out for the Queen Victoria-like expression on her face when a drunken Vic throws up in her front room. Debut-feature director John Schlesinger captures the humour and the pathos in the young lovers' plight without ever making fun of them. --Geoffrey Macnab



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Drama based on the novel by Stan Barstow which tells of a young draughtsman who is forced into marriage after making his girlfriend pregnant. Living with her dragon-like mother soon makes him realise that his marriage is just a fragile relationship based purely on sex.

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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars British Film Making At Its Best, 6 Jul 2002
By E. A. Redfearn "eredfearn2" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews
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Adapted from a famous Stan Barstow novel the story evolves around Vic Brown's relationship with Ingrid Rothwell, a typist who works at the same place. When Ingrid falls pregnant, Vic is obliged to marry her and his life is turned upside down when he comes up against the mother-in-law from Hell wonderfully portrayed by Thora Hird. This is a fine example of British movie making and is worth seeing for the performances by Alan Bates; June Ritchie and of course, Thora Hird. Controversial at the time since it shows a partially nude June Ritchie which was taboo at the time, it looks dated now. But one cannot deny it was a fine achievement for its time. Good picture and sound make the DVD version a good buy. Shame there are no other features available; a trailer would have been nice.
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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, 26 Nov 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: A Kind Of Loving [DVD] [1962] (DVD)
The DVD for this film is not exceptional; no commentary, no featurette, no features at all actually(not even subtitles, and I don't count the aspect ratio as a feature).
The plus point here is that this film is exceptional. This was John Schlesinger's feature film directorial debut, and one of Alan Bates finest performances.
One might say that this was hardly a ground-breaking film, following "Room at the Top" and "Saturday Night & Sunday Morning", but this film follows in that vein so well. The disc isn't groundbreaking, though for a film from 1962 it was hardly expected to have an assortment of special features, but the transfer is rather pleasing and the sound is really quite good.
This disc is worth buying for the film alone, which in my opinion is one of the finest films made, besides, in the end you buy a DVD for the film, not the features on the disc.
I recommend that you do what I did, buy this and enjoy it, there really aren't many finer films out there.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Early 60s spot on., 22 April 2006
This review is from: A Kind Of Loving [DVD] [1962] (DVD)
Believe me, this might as well be an early 60s documentary. Just the way it was for plenty of Vic's and Ingrid's, including staying with the mother in law. Incidently, Thora Hird wasn't the worst. A sort of semi-staid Britain just before the Beatles exploded on the scene. Great acting all round. From the script to the decor, clothing and shortage of cars on the road, it's just the way it was. No features or trailer, who cares. If you want to time travel back to early 60s UK and be a fly on the wall in almost any home.
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