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      A Matter of Innocence

      1968 1h 42m Comedy Drama List
      Reviews Polly Barlow (Hayley Mills) is a plain young woman who gets to see the world for the first time when she goes on a vacation with her affluent aunt, Mrs. Innes-Hook. Although the plan was for Mr. Hook (Trevor Howard), Polly's uncle, to get together with them in Singapore, he instead sends a local tour guide named Amaz (Shashi Kapoor). After Mrs. Innes-Hook has a sudden accident, Polly is left with Amaz, and a romance starts to develop when he shows Polly that she can be beautiful. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Well the movie is from the 60s so keep that in mind. Unusual movie about a young British girl getting ready to go on a around the world cruise tour on a ship. Her aunt dies suddenly of a heart attack and that is where the movie takes off. There really is a lot of innocence at play in this romantic movie from the 60s. Worth a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Pauline Kael New Yorker A Matter of Innocence should have been a charming romantic trifle, with some wicked little touches -- the kind of thing that used to be called “delicious.” But it’s a mess. Jul 6, 2022 Full Review Kimberly Pierce Ticklish Business It is certainly a transitional movie for the growing actress. Not only was history slowly moving passed the restraint and chastity of the early 1960s, but Mills was changing too... She was more than just Pollyanna. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 6, 2022 Full Review Renata Adler New York Times But the movie, shot in color in Singapore, has some nice music by Michel Legrand (who did "Umbrellas of Cherbourg"), and it is entertaining in a way bad movies are. Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Polly Barlow (Hayley Mills) is a plain young woman who gets to see the world for the first time when she goes on a vacation with her affluent aunt, Mrs. Innes-Hook. Although the plan was for Mr. Hook (Trevor Howard), Polly's uncle, to get together with them in Singapore, he instead sends a local tour guide named Amaz (Shashi Kapoor). After Mrs. Innes-Hook has a sudden accident, Polly is left with Amaz, and a romance starts to develop when he shows Polly that she can be beautiful.
      Director
      Guy Green
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 42m