Georgy Girl, (1966)

[onyxlynx]

 I am always of two or three minds about calling a movie from the '60s a "classic" film.  Certainly the '60s are between 40 and 50 years ago, which means the patina of age and funny hairstyles have settled on movies from those years.  On the other hand, I remember the ad campaigns and posters, and I could have gone to see them at the time.

However.  Let's knock this into the classic box.  James Mason's in it.

(Yes, I know.  I didn't remember anyone except Lynn Redgrave.  I don't think anyone has mentioned Georgy Girl without mentioning Lynn Redgrave for I would say 40+ years.  Here's the IMDb page.)

(Yes, Charlotte Rampling.)

In any case, I had actually not managed to see this movie.  Really.  I was ready to be charmed.

Ummmm...

On the one hand, I am sooooo tired of Ugly Duckling Becomes Swan, and except for the scene at the party, she remains a duck.  (Hollywood would have glammed her up for the last third of the movie.  I'm grateful for small favors.)  On the other hand...  where to begin?  The creepy-but-rich father-figure.  The feckless young man.  The slim careerist sister who marries the feckless young man when she becomes pregnant but doesn't want the baby.  Guess who gets wrapped up with the baby.

I hope I'm not spoiling anything; I'm probably not the only person who never saw it.

I was at least occasionally entertained by the movie and pleased to discover that there were flickers of life on the street on the way home.

Comments

[laughingrat]

Interesting--I saw the end once and assumed that was her baby. It always seemed kind of depressing to me, the whole idea. Having seen the whole movie, do you feel like it tries to paint the situation rosy, or does it leave some mixed emotions in?