Aug 23, 2016 i n 1961, when he made the wonderfully fresh a taste of honey, tony richardson was still in his early thirties but was already a major force in both cinema and theater in britain. Jo rita tushingham is a dreamy, introverted teenager in her last year at school who lives with her mother in a dreary flat in the industrial north of england. It stars dora bryan, robert stephens, rita tushingham, murray melvin. Apr 02, 2016 a taste of honey britain 1961 posted by keith1942 on april 2, 2016 this screening of the film was part of the work and research of a project at university college london cultural memory and british cinemagoing of the 1960s. Shelagh delaney was only 19 when she wrote the original play on which a taste of honey is based, and its her brilliant words plus characters who are easy to warm to that make this such a memorable film. Okus meda je britanski crnobijeli igrani film snimljen 1961. Rent a taste of honey 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The film was opened out from the play, through richardson and cinematographer walter lassallys impressionistic use of industrial landscapes the canals. This film version of shelagh delaneys play follows the hopes and dreams of five people. A taste of honey the 1961 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. After a stellar career in student drama at oxford, he had joined the bbc, but he was soon also writing film criticism and, in 1956, was one of the founders, along.
Both the original and a later recording by herb alpert in 1965 earned the song four grammy awards. Rita won the best actress award for a taste of honey, shared with katharine hepburn for long days journey into night. It was originally an instrumental track or recurring theme written for the 1960 broadway version of the 1958 british play a taste of honey which was also made into the film of the same name in 1961. Directors tony richardson cast includes rita tushingham, dora bryan, murray melvin, robert stephens, paul danquah, david boliver. It is an exemplar of a gritty genre of british film that has come to be called kitchen sink realism. Drama, starring rita tushingham and robert stephens starring. When her mother runs out on her with a new boyfriend, she finds a friend in. A taste of honey was adapted by shelagh delaney from her first play, written while she was still in her teens.
A taste of honey british board of film classification. With rita tushingham, dora bryan, robert stephens, murray melvin. Rita tushingham, dora bryan, robert stephens, murray melvin, paul danquah locations. A taste of honey is set in salford in north west england in the 1950s. Dora bryan, rita tushingham dora and rita enjoy the premiere. Delaney adapted the screenplay herself, aided by director tony richardson, who had previously directed the first production of the play.
I n 1961, when he made the wonderfully fresh a taste of honey, tony richardson was still in his early thirties but was already a major force in both cinema and theater in britain. The revolutionary british new wave films of the early 1960s were celebrated for their uncompromising depictions of workingclass lives and relations between the sexes. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Ratings info contains mature themes, some mild language and sex references. It is an exemplar of a gritty genre of british film that has come to be called kitchen sink realism the film opened on 15 september 1961 at the leicester square theatre in londons west end. It was the first british feature film to be made entirely on location, around the streets and canals of manchester and neighbouring salford jo rita tushingham tags along with her mother helen the priceless dora bryan and her fancy. Directed by tony richardson, a leading light of that movement, and based on one of the most controversial plays of its time, a taste of honey features rita tushingham in her starmaking debut role as a. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 22 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 makeup department 2 production management 2 second unit. Adventures of a pregnant salford teenager, her sluttish. A taste of honey is a 1961 film starring dora bryan, robert stephens, rita tushingham. A taste of honey, british film, released in 1961, that is often cited as a classic example of the socially conscious and realistic angry young man dramas that. It was the first british feature film to be made entirely on location, around the streets and canals of manchester and neighbouring salford jo rita tushingham tags along with her mother helen the priceless dora bryan and her fancy man. Delaney wrote the screenplay, aided by director tony.
A taste of honey is ranked 591st on the greatest films. Mar 28, 2011 richardsons a taste of honey 1961 is one of the few films to come out of the movement whose main character is a young woman. A taste of honey is a pop standard written by bobby scott and ric marlow. A taste of honey 1961 is one of the most poignant of the entire genre and unusually features a young woman, jo, as its central character and introduced rita tushingham in her first film role. Made in 1961, a taste of honey tells the story of a working class salford schoolgirl who meets, falls in love with, and falls pregnant to, a black british sailor. This was rightly called kitchen sink realism at the time. Denied affection by her selfish mother, tushingham is pushed further in the background when bryan impulsively marries her latest boyfriend robert. The film s complicated treatment of love stands out as its best asset.
After a stellar career in student drama at oxford, he had joined the bbc, but he was soon also writing film criticism and, in 1956, was one of the founders, along with karel reisz and lindsay. The films complicated treatment of love stands out as its best asset. The play was adapted into a film of the same title in 1961. Rita tushingham plays a workingclass british teenager, living with her drinksodden, libertine mother dora bryan. Jo has been trailing after her mother, who shuffles between unsuitable men and flats not fit to live in, and then she gets pregnant. A taste of honey hd movie 1961 free online film guide. Richardsons a taste of honey 1961 is one of the few films to come out of the movement whose main character is a young woman. Rita tushingham and dora bryan are magnificent as jo and her mother helen. Tony richardson is a terrific director, who is able to pace the film perfectly and draw wonderful performances out of his actors. The film was wildly daring for its day, a fact that is liable to be lost on younger audiences. Director tony richardson adapted the screenplay of a taste of honey from the kitchen sink stage play by shelagh delaney. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimene drame shelagh delaney, koja je takoder napisala scenario zajedno sa richardsonom. Directed by tony richardson, a leading light of that movement, and based on one of the most controversial plays of its time, a taste of honey features rita tushingham in her starmaking debut role as a disaffected teenager. A taste of honey marked tushinghams screen debut, and while her performance went on to win the best actress award at cannes in 1962, she was still so unknown at the festival that she had difficulty getting into the film s afterparty.
When he later leaves her, she plans to raise the child with her gay best friend. The revolutionary british new wave films of the early 1960s were celebrated for their uncompromising depictions of workingclass lives and. A taste of honey is ranked 591st the greatest films. A pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support. A perfect example of how the new british cinema of the late 50s and early 60s. During the late fifties and early sixties a feature of the british film industry was what have become known as kitchen sink films socialrealist pictures focusing on.
A taste of honey shelagh delaneys play, which clicked both in the west end and on broadway, has an earthy gusto and sincerity that lift its somewhat downbeat theme and drab surroundings. Jo rita tushingham helen dora bryan geoffrey murray melvin peter robert stephens jimmy paul danquah bert. A taste of honey is a film directed by tony richardson with rita tushingham, dora bryan, murray melvin, robert stephens, year. A taste of honey is a 1961 british film adaptation of the play of the same name by shelagh delaney. It tells the story of jo, a seventeenyearold working class girl, and her mother, helen, who is presented as crude and sexually indiscriminate. Jos fling with a black sailor, which results in her pregnancy, is sweet, charming, and funny as a film that celebrates and fears the quickly changing world, a taste of honey is gifted with its central performance from tushingham, which keeps it fresh and timeless. A perfect example of how the new british cinema of the late 50s and early 60s has dated and become almost unwatchable. Kenneth tynan on a taste of honey stage the guardian.
Dora bryan, robert stephens, rita tushingham, murray melvin, paul danquah. Its components are excellent and yet the film as a whole is uninteresting. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1961 movies 1961. Rent a taste of honey 1961 starring shelagh delaney and murray melvin on dvd and bluray.
Radnja je smjestena u radnicki milje sjeverne engleske, a protagonistica, ciji lik tumaci rita tushingham je 17godisnja djevojka, koja. A taste of honey 1961, directed by tony richardson film. Directed by tony richardson, released in 1961, mpaa rated not rated, with a running time of 100 min. Set against a gritty backdrop of the northern england of the 1950s this is a story of relationships and lost hopes, exploring issues that remain topical. A taste of honey marked tushinghams screen debut, and while her performance went on to win the best actress award at cannes in 1962, she was still so unknown at the festival that she had difficulty getting into the films afterparty. An unidentified man joins rita and dora at the 1962 cannes film festival. Jo is the neglected 16yearold daughter whose promiscuous mother marries a. This page provides links to stream this movie from amazon and itunes. A taste of honey britain 1961 posted by keith1942 on april 2, 2016 this screening of the film was part of the work and research of a project at university college london cultural memory and british cinemagoing of the 1960s.