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1963 |
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ROMANCE
COSTUME
COMEDY
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GB |
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C |
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| Length: |
129 |
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Life and loves of a bawdy lad (Tom Jones).
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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Sixties permissiveness in 18th century costume. Great fun, with Albert Finney hugely likeable as the hero. Literary critics may have disapproved (and did); but John Osborne's script succeeded in capturing the rumbustious spirit of Fielding's novel. Richardson's style may be eclectic and messy; but its uninhibited vitality seems very appropriate. Memorable sequences include Finney's sexy eating scene with Joyce Redmond, and a brutal stag-hunting sequence. John Addison's lively score won an Oscar; Ralph Brinton's art direction was nominated.
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“I have shot it all as if it were happening today. I am a director of improvisation.”
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| (Tony Richardson, Life, 1963) |
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, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith 
