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A Taste of Honey

We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.

7.0 / 10

100 minutes

1961-10-01

English

GB

Actors :

Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin, Paul Danquah, Dora Bryan, Robert Stephens, Michael Bilton, Eunice Black, David Boliver, Margo Cunningham, Rosalie Williams, Veronica Howard, Moira Kaye

Description

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

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Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

11/9/2022, 7:37:24 PM

I guess this movie holds a strong place in cinematic history. It may have been the first movie where all the scenes, indoors and out, were filmed on location. And it was certainly bold with plot details such as having a gay main character and an interracial relationship for the main character. Mostly I liked A Taste of Honey just fine. The main character Jo had spunk and a quick tongue, neither...