A Touch of Love is a 1969 British drama film directed by Waris Hussein and starring Sandy Dennis.[1] It was adapted by Margaret Drabble from her novel The Millstone (1965). It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
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Directed by | Waris Hussein |
Screenplay by | Margaret Drabble |
Based on | from her novel "The Millstone" |
Produced by | Max Rosenberg Edgar J. Scherick Milton Subotsky |
Starring | Sandy Dennis |
Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky |
Edited by | Bill Blunden |
Music by | Michael Dress |
Production company | Amicus Productions |
Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Rosamund Stacey (Sandy Dennis), a young 'bookish' girl in London society, spends her days studying for a doctorate in the British Museum and her nights avoiding the sexual attention of the men in her life. One day, all that changes; through a friend, she is introduced to rising TV newsreader/announcer George Matthews (Ian McKellen). After a further chance meeting and a tumble on the sofa, she finds herself pregnant from her first sexual encounter. After a failed attempt at self-induced abortion, Rosamund resolves to have the child, leaving her on a solitary and at times discouraging path through pregnancy and into single motherhood, aided only by her close friend Lydia (Eleanor Bron).
Milton Subotsky says the film was not a box office success but since the filmmakers sold it to the distributors for more than its cost, they made a profit. Rosenberg later said it was in his opinion the best movie that Amicus produced.[3]
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