Desmond Davis directs Peter Finch, Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave in this rich adaptation of Edna O’Brien’s early Irish novel.

The Swingin’ Sixties / Kitchen Sink hits Dublin. Awful accents, amazing framing. A slight May to December romance shouldn’t be this provocative, philosophical or powerful. The underdog highlight of the Woodfall series of flickers. From the director of… Clash Of The Titans.

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Perfect Double Bill: The Knack (1965)

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