A Kind of Loving
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A Kind of Loving
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This well-wrought romance takes place in Lancashire, England in an industrial area where Vic (Alan Bates) and Ingrid (June Ritchie) work in the same factory. He is a draftsman who wants only a physical relationship with the woman of his choice (Ingrid), and she is a typist who wants true love with the man she is interested in (Vic). In carefully handled scenes throughout, Vic and Ingrid get together but with consequences neither could have foreseen. Ingrid becomes pregnant, and that one indisputable fact tests the mettle of their relationship more than anything else they could have imagined. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, RoviReview
One of numerous unheralded small films graced with the presence of underrated British actor Alan Bates, A Kind of Loving is the story of a young British couple who marry after the woman (June Ritchie) becomes pregnant. Their marriage founders, but they eventually reconcile. Director John Schlesinger blanketed the film with a morose urban landscape and a blunt moral tone. Based on a novel by Stan Barstow, it has an early 1960s feel of fresh disillusionment, as young adults battle a society that once seemed promising but is now unforgiving. Bates' performance helps the film achieve a rare dignity despite the indecision and failings of its characters, none of whom are paragons of virtue. This was Schlesinger's first feature film; he would later win acclaim with such films as Darling and Midnight Cowboy that continued to show his skill at memorable characterizations. ~ Michael Betzold, RoviCast
- Alan Bates - Vic Brown
- June Ritchie - Ingrid Rothwell
- Thora Hird - Mrs. Rothwell
- James Bolam - Jeff
- Bert Palmer - Mr. Brown
- Leonard Rossiter - Whymper
- Gwen Nelson - Mrs. Brown
Credit
Ray Simm - Art Director, Laura Nightingale - Costume Designer, John Schlesinger - Director, Roger Cherrill - Editor, Ron Grainer - Composer (Music Score), Ron Grainer - Musical Direction/Supervision, Denys Coop - Cinematographer, Joseph Janni - Producer, Maurice Fowler - Set Designer, Willis Hall - Screenwriter, Keith Waterhouse - Screenwriter, Stan Barstow - Book Author| A Kind of Hush (1998 Film), A Killing in a Small Town (1990 Film) | |
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A Kind of Loving (film)
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| Directed by | John Schlesinger |
| Produced by | Joseph Janni |
| Written by | Keith Waterhouse Willis Hall Stan Barstow (novel) |
| Starring | Alan Bates June Ritchie Thora Hird |
| Music by | Ron Grainer |
| Cinematography | Denys Coop |
| Editing by | Roger Cherrill |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Governor Films |
| Release date(s) |  12 April 1962 1 October 1962 |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Kind of Loving is a 1962 British drama film directed by John Schlesinger, based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Stan Barstow. It stars Alan Bates and June Ritchie as two lovers in 1960s West Yorkshire. The photography was by Denys Coop, and the music by Ron Grainer. Filming locations included the towns of Preston, Blackburn, Bolton, Salford, Manchester, Radcliffe and St Anne's-on-sea in the north-west of England.
The film belongs to the British New Wave movement in film, and the related genre commonly known as "kitchen sink drama". The novel was later turned into a 1982 television series A Kind of Loving.
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Plot summary
Victor 'Vic' Brown (Bates) is a draftsman in a Manchester factory who sleeps with a typist called Ingrid Rothwell (Ritchie) who also works there. She falls for him but he is less enamoured of her. He then learns she is pregnant so he proposes marriage and the couple move in with her domineering mother Mrs Rothwell (Thora Hird), who looks down on Vic. Ingrid has a miscarriage, Vic has regrets and comes home drunk. The couple then consider the possibility of making do with a 'kind of loving'.
Cast
- Alan Bates as Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown
- Thora Hird as Mrs. Rothwell
- June Ritchie as Ingrid Rothwell
- Bert Palmer as Mr. Geoffrey Brown
- Pat Keen as Christine Harris
- James Bolam as Jeff
- Jack Smethurst as Conroy
- Gwen Nelson as Mrs. Brown
- John Ronane as Draughtsman
- David Mahlowe as David Harris
- Patsy Rowlands as Dorothy
- Michael Deacon as Les
- Annette Robertson as Phoebe
- Fred Ferris as Althorpe
- Leonard Rossiter as Whymper
- Malcolm Patton as Jim Brown
- Harry Markham as Railwayman
- Peter Madden as Registrar
- David Cook as Draughtsman (uncredited)
- Joe Gladwin as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Norman Heyes as Laisterdyke (uncredited)
- Bryan Mosley as Bus conductor (uncredited)
- Kathy Staff as Next door neighbour (uncredited)
Reception
The film was the sixth most popular movie at the British box office in 1962.[1]
Awards
The film won the Golden Bear award at the 12th Berlin International Film Festival in 1962.[2]
References
- ^ Film Data of 1962
- ^ "Berlinale: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1962/03_preistr_ger_1962/03_Preistraeger_1962.html. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
External links
- A Kind of Loving at the Internet Movie Database
- A Kind of Loving at AllRovi
- A Kind of Loving at Britmovie
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