The Go-Between
– Tale of torrid and forbidden love between Christie and Bates in the English countryside...
Tale of torrid and forbidden love between Christie and Bates in the English countryside.
01 Oct 1971
English
Joseph Losey
Harold Pinter (screenplay), L.P. Hartley (based on the novel: "The Go-Between" by)
Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave
Summer 1900: Queen Victoria's last and the summer Leo turns 13. He's the guest of Marcus, a wealthy classmate, at a grand home in rural Norfolk. Leo is befriended by Marian, Marcus's twenty-something sister, a beauty about to be engaged to Hugh, a viscount and good fellow. Marian buys Leo a forest-green suit, takes him on walks, and asks him to carry messages to and from their neighbor, Ted Burgess, a bit of a rake. Leo is soon dissembling, realizes he's betraying Hugh, but continues as the go-between nonetheless, asking adults naive questions about the attractions of men and women. Can an affair between neighbors stay secret for long? And how does innocence end?
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 10 nominations.
Columbia Pictures