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A Taste of Honey (1961)

01/10/1961 (GB)Drama1h 40m
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We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.

Overview

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Rita Tushingham

      Rita Tushingham

      Jo

    2. Murray Melvin

      Murray Melvin

      Geoffrey Ingham

    3. Paul Danquah

      Paul Danquah

      Jimmy

    4. Dora Bryan

      Dora Bryan

      Helen

    5. Robert Stephens

      Robert Stephens

      Peter Smith

    6. Michael Bilton

      Michael Bilton

      Landlord

    7. Eunice Black

      Schoolteacher

    8. David Boliver

      Bert

    9. Margo Cunningham

      Landlady

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    A review by Peter McGinn

    6.0
    Written by Peter McGinn on Nov 9, 2022

    I guess this movie holds a strong place in cinematic history. It may have been the first movie where all the scenes, indoors and out, were filmed on location. And it was certainly bold with plot details such as having a gay main character and an interracial relationship for the main character. Mostly I liked A Taste of Honey just fine. The main character Jo had spunk and a quick tongue, neither of them are a bad thing, though I got a little tired of her woe is me attitude, especially where her mother was concerned. Clearly her mother put herself first when it came to choosing and giving pre...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$153,814.00

    Revenue-

    Keywords

    • friendship
    • single parent
    • parent child relationship
    • based on play or musical
    • family relationships
    • coming of age
    • interracial relationship
    • working class
    • single mother
    • teenage pregnancy
    • kitchen sink realism
    • free cinema
    • british new wave
    • independent film
    • depressing