Black and white, gay and straight, mothers and daughters, class, and coming of age. Jo is working class, in her teens, living with her drunk and libidinous mother in northern England. When mom marries impulsively, Jo is out on the streets; she and Geoffrey, a gay co worker who’s adrift himself, find a room together. Then Jo finds herself pregnant after a one night stand with Jimmy, a Black sailor. Geoffrey takes over the preparations for the baby’s birth, and becomes, in effect, the child’s father. The three of them seem to have things sorted out when Jo’s mother reappears on the scene, assertive and domineering. Which “family” will emerge? —IMDb
Cecil Antonio “Tony” Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director and producer.
Richardson was born in Shipley, Yorkshire in 1928, the son of Elsie Evans (Campion) and Clarence Albert Richardson, a chemist. He attended Ashville College, Harrogate and Wadham College, Oxford.
Representative of the British “New Wave” of directors, he developed the ideas that led to the formation of the English Stage Company, along with his close friend George Goetschius and George Devine. He directed John Osborne’s seminal play Look Back in Anger at the Court, writing both the theatre and playwright into British theatrical history. In the same period he directed Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon.
In 1959, Richardson co-founded Woodfall Films with John Osborne, and, as Woodfall’s debut, directed the film version of Look Back in Anger despite having no track record in making feature films (he had, however, been a pioneer in Britain’s… read more
angry young girl played flawlessly by rita tushingham. just a wonderful film on all levels
mmm hmm do i love this. ive known so many people like her & its very honest and realistic. there is something about this movie that is really comforting.
Best known for A Taste of Honey, the playwright also wrote screenplays Lindsay Anderson, Albert Finney and Mike Newell.
My favorite film ever, A Taste of Honey is a gentle look at the friendship between young outcasts Jo and Geoff, a partnership that is carelessly severed by the intrusion of blundering, callously self… read review
