A Taste of Honey
1961 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 7.0 · 84% critics
To escape her difficult home life, a teen has a short affair that leads to pregnancy and abandonment. As her mother remarries and support disappears, the teen relies on a friend who provides steady companionship as she faces life on her own.
Based on A Taste of Honey
Also known as Taste of Honey
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Details
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-10-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (115 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this gritty British drama if you appreciate stark, character-focused stories about class and belonging, and you don’t need comforting resolutions; Not for you if you want uplifting entertainment or prefer smoother, more conventional plotting like Look Back in Anger.
Pros: touching working-class drama; standout lead performances; bold for its time | Cons: bleak and sometimes depressing; uneven pacing after setup
Themes
- friendship
- single parent
- parent child relationship
- based on play or musical
- family relationships
- coming of age
- interracial relationship
- working class
- single mother
- teenage pregnancy
- kitchen sink realism
- free cinema
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Rita Tushingham
as Jo
Murray Melvin
as Geoffrey Ingham
Paul Danquah
as Jimmy
Dora Bryan
as Helen
Robert Stephens
as Peter Smith
Michael Bilton
as Landlord
- EB
Eunice Black
as Schoolteacher
- DB
David Boliver
as Bert
- MC
Margo Cunningham
as Landlady
Rosalie Williams
as Nurse
Directed by Tony Richardson