For me, a taste of honey 1961 remains my number one locally made movie. A taste of honey is one of the defining films of this time period. Tags nudity, homosexual, gay, basedonplay, drama, comedy, film, movie, movies, films, 4 star. Although time may have blunted the impact of its taboobusting issues, 46 years on, its no less flavorful for its powerful performances, most notably rita tushingham in her breakout role as jo, through. A taste of honey 2000 in this domestic drama, british teen jo rita tushingham struggles to find love in her bleak daytoday life, which is dominated by her alcoholic mother, helen dora bryan. Radnja je smjestena u radnicki milje sjeverne engleske, a protagonistica, ciji lik tumaci rita tushingham je 17godisnja djevojka, koja, ogorcena. A taste of honey this is a key movie in the british new wave that followed the free cinema movement, says philip french. A taste of honey 1961, the lshaped room 1962, the loneliness of the long distance runner 1962 and this sporting life 1963. A taste of honey 1961 is a drama movie starring rita tushingham and murray melvin.
A taste of honey 1961, directed by tony richardson, is a key example in this cinema of the angry young men, as it was alternately called. Kenneth tynan on a taste of honey stage the guardian. A taste of honey 1961 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. 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 criterion collection 4k mastering. A taste of honey is a 1961 british film adaptation of the play of the same name by shelagh. The movie a taste of honey is based on the original broadway stage play written by shelagh delaney. With rita tushingham, dora bryan, robert stephens, murray melvin. It is an exemplar of a gritty genre of british film that has come to be called kitchen sink realism.
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. The revolutionary british new wave films of the early 1960s were celebrated for their uncompromising depictions of workingclass lives and. A taste of honey, tony richardsons 1961 adaptation of a popular kitchen sink play of the same name about a teenage girl who leaves home and gets pregnant, stands out due to being centered on the experience of a woman instead. A taste of honey is tony richardsons 1961 film about the lives of the british working class.
The loneliness of the long distance runner dvd 1962 1960 by michael redgrave. Rent a taste of honey 1961 starring shelagh delaney and murray melvin on dvd and bluray. Delaney wrote the screenplay, aided by director tony richardson, who had directed the play on the stage. A taste of honey not rated 1h 41min drama 30 april 1962 usa a pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support. 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.
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. Teacher eunice black reading keats ode to a nightingale, then attacking pupil jo rita tushingham, who escapes and meets again sailor jimmy paul danquah, along the manchester ship canal, in tony richardsons a taste of honey, 1962. By modern standards, its tame and of little interest. It stands apart from the others in another respect its more anguished than angry as it recounts the stormtossed emotions of its central character, jo, a teenaged schoolgirl who lives in salford next stop down from.
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 director or assistant director 3. A taste of honey 1961, directed by tony richardson, is a key. Both the original and a later recording by herb alpert in 1965 earned the song four grammy awards. He is an actor, known for the phantom of the opera 2004, a taste of honey 1961 and barry lyndon. Rita tushingham arrived as an underdog star with a taste of honey, an early tony richardson film about an adrift teen girl. 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 anderson, of the free. 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. Taste the blood of dracula 1970 1080p bluray dts x264sadpanda taste the blood of dracula 1970 720p bluray dts x264sadpanda the absent minded. Jo is working class, in her teens, living with her drunk and. 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. Hell is a city 1961 is a racy police thriller that reaches a climax on the roof of the refuge building, now the palace hotel. 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.
The playwright shelagh delaney in 1961 recording the wonder of life as she lives it. A taste of honey is a melancholy tale with a notably unresolved ending. The revolutionary british new wave films of the early 1960s were celebrated for their uncompromising depictions of workingclass lives and relations between. A taste of honey criterion collection 4k mastering, special. An unidentified man joins rita and dora at the 1962 cannes film festival. The film was opened out from the play, through richardson and cinematographer walter lassallys impressionistic use of industrial landscapes the canals and backstreets of salford take. In 1961, she made her film debut as a teenager in tony richardson s adaption of shelagh delaney s kitchen sink drama, a taste of honey 1961. This interview is from the 1962 cannes film festival and has director tony. Okus meda je britanski crnobijeli igrani film snimljen 1961. The revolutionary british new wave films of the early 1960s were celebrated for their uncompromising depictions of workingclass lives and relations between the sexes.
A taste of honey was certainly a milestone in filmmaking back in the early. With all that going for it, a taste of honey should be a great movie and well worth watching, but its not. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 22 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Thanks to the folks at criterion, a taste of honey has been digitally restored and remastered. Richardson also produced sillitoes novel saturday night and sunday morning 1960, directed by karel reisz. Kitchen sink realism about a salford girl who gets. It was initially intended as a novel, but she turned it into a play because she hoped to revitalise british theatre and to address social issues that she felt were not being presented. In 1961, a taste of honey was shocking, gritty, at the very least intriguing. The first scene introduces helen and her daughter josephine jo, who are moving in. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimene drame shelagh delaney, koja je takoder napisala scenario zajedno sa richardsonom. Written by then nineteenyearold shelagh delaney, and first presented by joan littlewood at stratforduponavon in may 1958 as a stage play, it was brought to the screen by directorproducer tony richardsons woodfall films in 1961. When he later leaves her, she plans to raise the child with her gay best friend. Tushingham and melvin won best actress and actor at the 1962 cannes film festival. Jo rita tushingham lives with her mother who hops endlessly from one marriage to the next.
The language was rude and crude, the images gritty. A taste of honey a taste of honey releases discogs. Both the original and a cover by herb alpert in 1965 earned the song four grammy awards. The chemistry between tushingham and danquah is not what it should be, but bryan and melvin are wonderful. A girl gets pregnant by a sailor and finds comfort with a homosexual friend. A taste of honey criterion collection at why so blu. Karel reisz, 1960 and its impact on british screens. This was rightly called kitchen sink realism at the time. A taste of honey was the first play by then18yearold shelagh delaney, with whom richardson also wrote the screenplay. A taste of honey opens in a large, comfortless flat in an apartment house in a very poor district of manchester. A taste of honey is a film programme that first aired in 1961 and has been classified a 15 certificate. A taste of honey is the first play by the british dramatist shelagh delaney, written when she was 19. Tony richardsons film of shelagh delaneys play was a critical and commercial success, following hard on the heels of saturday night and sunday morning d.
This film version of shelagh delaneys play follows the hopes and dreams of five people. A taste of honey 1961, on dvd, with dora bryan, robert stephens, rita. Jo is the neglected 16yearold daughter whose promiscuous mother. Shocking doesnt necessarily equate with good, but caring. Rent a taste of honey 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Dora bryan was born on february 7, 1923 in parbold, lancashire, england as dora may broadbent. Cinema retro writer david savage revisits a key film from britains golden age of. Jo has been trailing after her mother, who shuffles between unsuitable men and flats not fit to live in, and then she gets pregnant. Focuses on a working class girl who is struggling to create.
A taste of honey, tart and lively around the edges and bitter at the core, is richardsons best film to date. Rita tushingham plays a workingclass british teenager, living with her. A taste of honey, the 1961 british classic from tony richardson, finally makes its bluray debut. A taste of honey is a pop standard written by bobby scott and ric marlow. A taste of honey is a 1961 british film adaptation of the play of the same name by shelagh delaney.
Jo rita tushingham is an uneducated white slum dweller from the northern industrial city of manchester. Director tony richardson adapted the screenplay of a taste of honey from the kitchen sink stage play by shelagh delaney. A pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support. The kitchen sink realistic play comes to the living room screen. Completely unapologetic in its depiction of life for the poor living in. It was filmed mostly in stockport, manchester and salford. A taste of honey 1961 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.