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A Kind of Loving

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Manchester draftsman Vic Brown (Alan Bates) becomes involved with secretary Ingrid Rothwell (June Ritchie), who works at his firm. After they sleep together, she gets pregnant. Vic feels a sense of responsibility -- although he's not really in love with her -- and proposes marriage. The couple is forced to live with Ingrid's mother (Thora Hird), who treats Vic with contempt because of his working-class background. But, when tragedy strikes, Vic must decide what his new wife means to him.
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Henry T. Murdock Philadelphia Inquirer 04/20/2021
The playing Is good, John Schlesinger's direction (and his use of evocative backgrounds) is efficient. But the plot Is a bit frayed. Go to Full Review
Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice 04/04/2017
Neither Vic nor Ingrid is an especially compelling presence, but the actors make the sad moments pierce and the bursts of jubilation explode. Go to Full Review
Kate Muir The Times (UK) 07/22/2016
4/5
Alan Bates is at his handsome, wickedly charming peak in A Kind of Loving. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 10/11/2019
Alan Bates and June Ritchie are almost painfully true-to-life as the newlyweds, with Thora Hird as the bride's resentful mama. Go to Full Review
MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin 06/15/2015
The acting is firm, exact and sympathetic. Go to Full Review
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John T Oct 18 I’ve only came across this movie recently and it’s absolutely amazing , great continuity great acting , well worth a watch See more isla s 09/04/2022 This is a pretty basic story but its well acted by both Alan Bates and June Ritchie as the young couple and Thora Hird as the somewhat strict mother in law. Its a perfectly watchable film and is thought provoking - of course it reflects the social culture of the time (the early 1960s). While some films of this era have been a bit bland and uninteresting, this film kept my attention for the duration and I thought the character of Ingrid was quite nice. This is a film worth seeing if you get the chance and your keen on films of this type and time. See more 12/30/2017 John Schlesinger's sensitive look at a young working-class couple in 1960's England. See more 02/08/2015 It's far from perfect but Schlesinger uses Alan Bates as the true object of desire here we always knew he was, and that's really pretty great. See more 10/09/2012 An intimate drama about a couple's trials as they fall in love and get married. Neither of the two is entirely sympathetic, which gives their struggles that much more weight. See more 09/04/2012 It's life just as we know it. A classic of its genre from when British films set the standard and created the blueprint for the realists that followed. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Manchester draftsman Vic Brown (Alan Bates) becomes involved with secretary Ingrid Rothwell (June Ritchie), who works at his firm. After they sleep together, she gets pregnant. Vic feels a sense of responsibility -- although he's not really in love with her -- and proposes marriage. The couple is forced to live with Ingrid's mother (Thora Hird), who treats Vic with contempt because of his working-class background. But, when tragedy strikes, Vic must decide what his new wife means to him.
Director
John Schlesinger
Producer
Joseph Janni
Production Co
Vic Films Productions Ltd., Waterhall Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Apr 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.3K
Runtime
1h 52m