Directed by Silvio Nazzarizano
Written by Margaret Foster and Peter Nichols from a novel by Foster
1966/UK
Columbia Pictures Corporation/Everglades Productions
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant
[box] Hey there, Georgy girl/ There’s another Georgy deep inside/ Bring out all the love you hide and, oh, what a change there’d be/The world would see/a new Georgy girl. Lyrics by Jim Dale; performed by The Seekers[/box]
Cinderella story is an OK product of the Swinging Sixties.
Georgy (Lynn Redgrave) is the gauche and over-large in every way daughter of the butler to an English aristocrat (James Mason). Master wants Georgy to be his mistress. Georgy is living with spoiled sex-pot Meredith (Charlotte Rampling) who is a concert flautist. Most nights are also shared with Meredith’s boyfriend Jos (Alan Bates), with whom Georgy is secretly in love. Complications arise when Meredith falls pregnant.
Lynn Redgrave is so charming in this movie it seems the part was created for her. So I was surprised to see the trivia that it was originally casted with her sister Vanessa. The entire cast is strong and carries the picture, which is otherwise a fairly predictable example of its genre.
You might want to correct the year in the title line? (“1976”)
This was actually shown as part of a school lesson soooooo long ago.
One of the great title tunes.
Assume you received 2 emails?
I love getting e-mails! Two is always better than one. And I’m so blessed with a professional proofreader! I saw Alfie in 1966 as well. I’m amazed that my Catholic mother thought this was suitable viewing at my age. Loved it!
This was actually shown as part of a school lesson soooooo long ago.****
Dang that was Alfie….my memory errrrk
I like this a lot, but it’s not really my type of movie. What really sells it is the GREAT CAST! Redgrave is amazing, not an actress who usually makes me want to see a movie, but all the other main actors are favorites of mine who I will watch in anything – James Mason, Charlotte Rampling (Gad. The Night Porter!), Alan Bates.
The main reason I watched it a few years ago was because I remember the song from when I was a kid (I was two when the movie came out) so when I learned there was a movie, I looked at the summary and saw that cast and I DVRed it the next time it was on TCM. I’m glad I did.
Agree completely. Though I liked it more than this when I was a kid of 15.
Are we at cross purposes here…….I meant “emails” not Flickers posts
Better check my emails!