A Kind of Loving (Original title)
Dates: 1962 (Copyright), 21 May 1962 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: John Schlesinger
Synopsis: Story of frustrated relationship and marriage between a young couple, set against the background of an industrial town in North England.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Young people, Marriage, North of England
Releases
Date: 1962not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Length: 10068 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Film Finances and the British new waveAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article examining the role played by the completion guarantee company Film Finances Ltd. and its chief consultant John Croydon in the production of a number of British films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, including discussion of film budgets, scripting and locations. Focuses on six films: 'Room at the Top' (1958), 'The Entertainer' (1960), 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' (1960), 'A Taste of Honey' (1961), 'A Kind of Loving' (1962) and 'Billy Liar' (1963). Part of a special issue based on the archives of Film Finances Ltd.
In: Sight and Sound v11 n9 September 2001 Page: 59
Title: Home movies reviewsAuthor: LEIGH, Danny Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n139 January 2001 Page: 148
Title: Video to buyAuthor: [DP] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n9 September 2000 Page: 62
Title: Video reviews: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 6-7
Title: A very dramatic gameAuthor: MATTHEWS, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Dramatic footballing moments in feature films such as A KIND OF LOVING, KES, CHARLIE BUBBLES, ESCAPE TO VICTORY.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v29 n340 May 1962 Page: 62
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n340 May 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmkritik n8 August 1962 Page: 373
Title: [Filmkritik - n8 August 1962: no known title]Language: German
In: Sight and Sound v31 n3 Summer 1962 Page: Summer 143
Title: [Sight and Sound - v31 n3 Summer 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v8 n8 May 1962 Page: 62
Title: [Films and Filming - v8 n8 May 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Annunciation v7 n6 June 1962 Page: 16
Title: [Annunciation - v7 n6 June 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 25 Apr 1962
Title: [Variety - 25 Apr 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2846 19 Apr 1962 Page: 9
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2846 19 Apr 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8598 13 Apr 1962 Page: 4
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8598 13 Apr 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Amateur Cine World v3 n22 31 May 1962
Title: [Amateur Cine World - v3 n22 31 May 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v172 n44 13 Nov 1962 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v172 n44 13 Nov 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 13
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: Brown, Julia Prewitt Pages: x, 170 pages
Title: Twenty British films: a guided tour
Author: MCFARLANE, Brian Pages: xii, 272 pages
Title: Breaking in: how 20 film directors got their start
Author: Jarecki, Nicholas Pages: xv, 316 p.
Title: Representations of working-class life 1957-1964
Author: LAING, Stuart Pages: 246p.
Title: The abortive renaissance
Author: GRAHAM, Peter Pages: 12p.
Description: A KIND OF LOVING PP.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10156 FeetBFI identifier: C-85145
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10189 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-725638
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 10165 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-85144
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4 - LTO5Duration: 01:53:29 minutesMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-604401-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Digital materials(4)
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-604394
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Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:53:29 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-604394-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-604401
Status: Removed - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5Duration: 01:53:29 minutesMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-604401-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-604420
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Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-604420-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-604430
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Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-604430-2
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Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-592144
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376189
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(8)
Description: BFI identifier: C-85148
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: BFI identifier: C-85149
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10156 FeetBFI identifier: C-85145
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10189 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-725638
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 10165 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-85144
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-85147
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 10188 FeetBFI identifier: C-85150
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-85146
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1962 (Copyright), 21 May 1962 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: John Schlesinger
Synopsis: Story of frustrated relationship and marriage between a young couple, set against the background of an industrial town in North England.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Young people, Marriage, North of England
Releases
Date: 1962not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Length: 10068 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 112 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(27)
Production Company: Vic Films (London), Production Company: Waterhall Productions, Production Company: Anglo Amalgamated Productions, Produced by: Joseph Janni, Associate Producer: Jack Hanbury, Production Manager: Charles Hammond, Assistant Director: Frank Ernst, Personal Assistant to Director: Miriam Brickman, Continuity: Pamela Davies, Screenplay by: Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse, Adapted from the novel by: Stan Barstow, Director of Photography: Denys Coop, Camera Operator: John Harris, [Stills]: Harry Gillard, Film Editor: Roger Cherrill, Art Director: Ray Simm, Set Dresser: Maurice Fowler, Wardrobe: Laura Nightingale, Make-up: Robert Lawrence, Hair Stylist: Anne Box, Music Composed and Conducted by: Ron Grainer, Sound Recordist: George Stephenson, Bob Jones, Sound Editor: Don Sharpe, Studio: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(30)
Alan Bates (Victor 'Vic' Arthur Brown), Thora Hird (Mrs Rothwell), Bert Palmer (Mr Brown), Pat Keen (Christine Brown Ellis), James Bolam (Jeff), Jack Smethurst (Conroy), Gwen Nelson (Mrs Brown), John Ronane (draughtsman), David Mahlowe (David Ellis), Patsy Rowlands (Dorothy), Michael Deacon (Les), Annette Robertson (Phoebe), Fred Ferris (Althorpe), Leonard Rossiter (Whymper), Malcolm Patton (Jim Brown), Harry Markham (Frank, the railwayman), Peter Madden (registrar), June Ritchie (Ingrid Rothwell), David Cook ([draughtsman]), Norman Heyes ([Laisterdyke]), Ruth Porcher ([Mrs Parker]), Kathy Staff ([Mrs Oliphant]), Edna Ridgway ([pub pianist]), Graham Rigby ([pub politician]), Bud Ralston ([pub comedian]), Bryan Mosley, Joe Gladwin ([bus conductor]), Jerry Desmonde ([TV compère]), Reginald Green ([TV competitor]), Douglas Livingstone ([window cleaner])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(17)
In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television v34 n1 March 2014 Pages: 23-42Title: Film Finances and the British new waveAuthor: Street, SarahArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article examining the role played by the completion guarantee company Film Finances Ltd. and its chief consultant John Croydon in the production of a number of British films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, including discussion of film budgets, scripting and locations. Focuses on six films: 'Room at the Top' (1958), 'The Entertainer' (1960), 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' (1960), 'A Taste of Honey' (1961), 'A Kind of Loving' (1962) and 'Billy Liar' (1963). Part of a special issue based on the archives of Film Finances Ltd.
In: Sight and Sound v11 n9 September 2001 Page: 59
Title: Home movies reviewsAuthor: LEIGH, Danny Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n139 January 2001 Page: 148
Title: Video to buyAuthor: [DP] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v10 n9 September 2000 Page: 62
Title: Video reviews: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 6-7
Title: A very dramatic gameAuthor: MATTHEWS, John Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Dramatic footballing moments in feature films such as A KIND OF LOVING, KES, CHARLIE BUBBLES, ESCAPE TO VICTORY.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v29 n340 May 1962 Page: 62
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n340 May 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmkritik n8 August 1962 Page: 373
Title: [Filmkritik - n8 August 1962: no known title]Language: German
In: Sight and Sound v31 n3 Summer 1962 Page: Summer 143
Title: [Sight and Sound - v31 n3 Summer 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v8 n8 May 1962 Page: 62
Title: [Films and Filming - v8 n8 May 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Annunciation v7 n6 June 1962 Page: 16
Title: [Annunciation - v7 n6 June 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 25 Apr 1962
Title: [Variety - 25 Apr 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2846 19 Apr 1962 Page: 9
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2846 19 Apr 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8598 13 Apr 1962 Page: 4
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8598 13 Apr 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Amateur Cine World v3 n22 31 May 1962
Title: [Amateur Cine World - v3 n22 31 May 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v172 n44 13 Nov 1962 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v172 n44 13 Nov 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 13
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
Title: films of John SchlesingerAuthor: Brown, Julia Prewitt Pages: x, 170 pages
Title: Twenty British films: a guided tour
Author: MCFARLANE, Brian Pages: xii, 272 pages
Title: Breaking in: how 20 film directors got their start
Author: Jarecki, Nicholas Pages: xv, 316 p.
Title: Representations of working-class life 1957-1964
Author: LAING, Stuart Pages: 246p.
Title: The abortive renaissance
Author: GRAHAM, Peter Pages: 12p.
Description: A KIND OF LOVING PP.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(14)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10156 FeetBFI identifier: C-85145
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10189 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-725638
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 10165 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-85144
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: MP4 - LTO5Duration: 01:53:29 minutesMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-604401-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Digital materials(4)
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-604394
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:53:29 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-604394-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-604401
Status: Removed - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5Duration: 01:53:29 minutesMPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-604401-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-604420
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-604420-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-604430
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-604430-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-592144
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376189
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(8)
Description: BFI identifier: C-85148
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: BFI identifier: C-85149
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10156 FeetBFI identifier: C-85145
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10189 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-725638
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 10165 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-85144
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-85147
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 10188 FeetBFI identifier: C-85150
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-85146
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status