Take a Girl like You (Original title)
Date: 31 January 1971 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Jonathan Miller
Synopsis: Comedy drama. Northerner Jenny Bunn moves south for a teaching job. She lodges in the house of lascivious local Labour councillor Dick Thompson (currently up for re-election) and his long-suffering wife Martha. Jenny meets her fellow lodger's sometime boyfriend Patrick Standish, a graphics lecturer. Patrick woos Jenny but is dismayed that she attempts to preserve her old-fashioned romantic ideals, and her virginity, against his modern advances. Dick's suave, well-to-do campaign manager Julian hopes that Dick's influence will mean plans for a new airport runway will leave his impressive country mansion alone. Julian is intrigued by Patrick's relative lack of success with Jenny, and he begins to take a certain interest in her himself. Dick proves hopeless at getting the airport plans changed, and, Julian, before leaving his mansion, throws a party. At the party, Jenny will make a fateful decision which will, ironically, uncover the hidden romantic nature in one of her admirers.
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Subjects: Promiscuity, Virginity, Dating, Political campaigns
Releases
Date: 1969Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8834 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9870 8 Jan 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3299 2 Jan 1971 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3299 2 Jan 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n445 February 1971 Page: 32
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n445 February 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 14 Oct 1970 Page: 28
Title: [Variety - 14 Oct 1970: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v213 n12 8 Oct 1970 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v213 n12 8 Oct 1970: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9643 3 Mar 1969 Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9643 3 Mar 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9659 14 Apr 1969 Page: 10,12
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9659 14 Apr 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v205 n10 14 Mar 1969 Page: 12
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v205 n10 14 Mar 1969: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Kine Weekly n3204 8 Mar 1969 Page: 26
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3204 8 Mar 1969: no known title]Language: English
Description: On production.
Date: 31 January 1971 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Jonathan Miller
Synopsis: Comedy drama. Northerner Jenny Bunn moves south for a teaching job. She lodges in the house of lascivious local Labour councillor Dick Thompson (currently up for re-election) and his long-suffering wife Martha. Jenny meets her fellow lodger's sometime boyfriend Patrick Standish, a graphics lecturer. Patrick woos Jenny but is dismayed that she attempts to preserve her old-fashioned romantic ideals, and her virginity, against his modern advances. Dick's suave, well-to-do campaign manager Julian hopes that Dick's influence will mean plans for a new airport runway will leave his impressive country mansion alone. Julian is intrigued by Patrick's relative lack of success with Jenny, and he begins to take a certain interest in her himself. Dick proves hopeless at getting the airport plans changed, and, Julian, before leaving his mansion, throws a party. At the party, Jenny will make a fateful decision which will, ironically, uncover the hidden romantic nature in one of her admirers.
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Subjects: Promiscuity, Virginity, Dating, Political campaigns
Releases
Date: 1969Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8834 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Today's Cinema n9870 8 Jan 1971 Page: 10Title: [Today's Cinema - n9870 8 Jan 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3299 2 Jan 1971 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3299 2 Jan 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n445 February 1971 Page: 32
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n445 February 1971: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 14 Oct 1970 Page: 28
Title: [Variety - 14 Oct 1970: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v213 n12 8 Oct 1970 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v213 n12 8 Oct 1970: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9643 3 Mar 1969 Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9643 3 Mar 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema n9659 14 Apr 1969 Page: 10,12
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9659 14 Apr 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v205 n10 14 Mar 1969 Page: 12
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v205 n10 14 Mar 1969: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Kine Weekly n3204 8 Mar 1969 Page: 26
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3204 8 Mar 1969: no known title]Language: English
Description: On production.