Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl is a 1966 British romantic comedy film directed by Silvio Narizzano and starring Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason, and Rachel Kempson (Redgrave's mother). The screenplay was written by Margaret Forster and Peter Nichols, based on the Forster's 1965 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of a virginal young woman (Redgrave) in 1960s Swinging London, who is faced with a dilemma when she is pursued by her father's older employer (Mason) and the young lover of her promiscuous, pregnant flatmate (Rampling)
Plot
Georgina "Georgy" Parkin is a 22-year-old Londoner who has musical talent, is well-educated, and has an engaging, unpretentious character. She has an inventive imagination and loves children. At the same time, she believes herself to be plain and overweight, dresses haphazardly, and is incredibly naïve on the subjects of love and flirtation, having never had a boyfriend. Her parents are live-in employees of businessman James Leamington, who is in a loveless, childless marriage with the sickly Ellen.
Awards
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author | Margaret Forster |
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award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
contentLocation | London |
director | Silvio Narizzano |
editor | John Bloom |
genre | comedy-drama romance |
keywords | baby church disillusion engage married newlywed relationship end shout social services wedding day young woman |
musicBy | Tom Springfield |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
producer | Otto Plaschkes |
productionCompany | Everglades Productions |
publisher | Columbia Pictures |
theme | romantic comedy |