Tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside. (118 mins.)
| The Go-Between (1971) | |
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Rating: 7.3/10 (4,397 votes) Director: Joseph Losey Writer: Harold Pinter (screenplay), L.P. Hartley (based on the novel: "The Go-Between" by) Stars: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave Runtime: 116 min Rated: GP Genre: Drama, Romance Released: 29 Jul 1971 |
| Plot: Summer 1900: Queen Victoria's last and the summer Leo turns 13. He's the guest of Marcus, a wealthy classmate, at a grand home in rural Norfolk. Leo is befriended by Marian, Marcus's twenty-something sister, a beauty about to be engaged to Hugh, a viscount and good fellow. Marian buys Leo a forest-green suit, takes him on walks, and asks him to carry messages to and from their neighbor, Ted Burgess, a bit of a rake. Leo is soon dissembling, realizes he's betraying Hugh, but continues as the go-between nonetheless, asking adults naive questions about the attractions of men and women. Can an affair between neighbors stay secret for long? And how does innocence end? | |
