The Greengage Summer
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| Directed by | Lewis Gilbert |
| Written by | Rumer Godden (novel), Howard Koch (adaptation) |
| Starring | Kenneth More Danielle Darrieux Susannah York |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 4, 1961 (UK) |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Greengage Summer (called The Loss of Innocence in the US) was a 1961 British drama directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York.
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[edit] Plot
A young English girl (Susannah York in her first leading role) finds herself responsible for the care of her younger siblings one glorious summer in France when their mother is taken suddenly ill and rushed to hospital She also finds herself, with a delicious frisson, under the approving scrutiny of a charming older man, also English, with a murky past (Kenneth More) and a stormy mistress (Danielle Darrieux) who is the patronne of the Hotel Oeillets. Set in Epernay, the Champagne region of France, it is the story of a young woman's sexual awakening.
Kenneth More later named it as his favourite film: "She [Susannah York] was just twenty-one and an adorable creature...it was one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."[1]
[edit] Cast
- Kenneth More as Eliot
- Danielle Darrieux as Madame Zisi
- Susannah York as Joss Grey
- Claude Nollier as Madame Corbet
- Jane Asher as Hester
- Elizabeth Dear as Vicky
- Richard Williams as Wilmouse
- David Saire as Paul
- Raymond Gérôme as Renard
- Maurice Denham as Mr. Bullock
- André Maranne as M. Dutour
- Harold Kasket as M. Prideaux
- Jacques B. Brunius as M. Joubert
- Joy Shalton as Mrs. Grey
[edit] References
- ^ Kenneth More, More or Less, Hodder & Stoughton, 1978. ISBN 0-340-22603-X
[edit] External links
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