A Touch of Love (1969 film)
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| Directed by | Waris Hussein |
| Produced by | Max Rosenberg Edgar J. Scherick Milton Subotsky |
| Written by | Margaret Drabble |
| Starring | Sandy Dennis |
| Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky |
| Editing by | Bill Blunden |
| Release date(s) | September 1969 |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Touch of Love is a 1969 British drama film directed by Waris Hussein, adapted by Margaret Drabble from her novel The Millstone (1965). It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Rosamund Stacey (Sandy Dennis), a young 'bookish' girl in London society, spends her days studying for a doctorate in the British Museum and her nights avoiding the sexual attention of the men in her life. But one day, all that changes. Through a friend, she is introduced to rising TV newsreader/announcer George Matthews (Ian McKellen) and after a further chance meeting and a tumble on the sofa, she finds herself pregnant from her first sexual encounter. A failed attempt at self-abortion just re-inforces Rosamund's resolve to have the child - leaving her on a solitary and at times dismal path through pregnancy and into motherhood, aided only by close friend Lydia (Eleanor Bron). Will she get through it? Will her child? And will she let Matthews know that he is actually the father?
[edit] Cast
- Sandy Dennis - Rosamund Stacey
- Ian McKellen - George Matthews
- Eleanor Bron - Lydia Reynolds
- John Standing - Roger Henderson
- Michael Coles - Joe Hurt
- Rachel Kempson - Sister Henry
- Peggy Thorpe-Bates - Mrs. Stacey
- Kenneth Benda - Mr. Stacey
- Sarah Whalley - Octavia
- Shelagh Fraser - Miss Gurnsey
- Deborah Stanford - Beatrice
- Margaret Tyzack - Sister Bennett
- Roger Hammond - Mike
- Maurice Denham - Doctor Prothero
[edit] References
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for A Touch of Love". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065085/awards. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
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