Georgy Girl

Georgy Girl is a British film directed by Silvio love Narizzano from the year 1966. The film is based on the novel by Margaret Forster. Theatrical release in Germany was August 4. 1966.

Action

Georgina is a 22 - year-old woman from the London working class. It has musical talent, a good education and has an austere charm, also it is imaginative and loves children. But she believes himself by himself to be unattractive. She dresses disadvantageous and is clueless when it comes love and flirt and had so far also not have any friend.

Georgina's parents are employed by the successful businessman James Learnington. The man who is 49 years old, had a hard and loveless childhood. He has seen Georgina grow up and for them was like a second father. As Georgina, which he affectionately calls Geordie, has grown into a young woman, his feelings change. He offers her a contract by which they can live a life of luxury when she marries him. Georgy refuses Learningtons appearance as a businessman makes them cold.

Geordie's roommate and best friend is the superficial Meredith, who considers Geordie as an unpaid assistant. When Meredith by her boyfriend Jos Jones is pregnant, marry the two. Jos is disappointed by Meredith and begins a secret affair with Georgy. Meredith brings a daughter into the world, but want of know nothing. At Jos has also no longer interested and plans to release the child for adoption and to divorce from Josh.

Jos and Georgy stay together in the apartment and take care of the baby, which has received the name Sara. Soon it becomes clear that Geordie care more about the child than to the relationship with Josh. Jos realizes that he has no interest in family life and ends the relationship with Geordie. Now that Georgy educates the child alone, although no blood tie exists, the Youth Welfare Office is trying to take away her child.

In the meantime Learningtons wife died. Now he may himself confess his feelings to Geordie. He makes her a marriage proposal, the Geordie takes. She wants the best for the child and enters into a marriage that is characterized by large differences in age and life background.

Reviews

  • The filmdienst about the film: "With many fashionable extravagances of the 60s brought to pace comedy, played by a sympathetic protagonist peppy. An appealing film with a thought-provoking note. "

Background

  • Lynn Redgrave took over the role of Geordie by her sister Vanessa Redgrave.
  • At the Academy Awards in 1967 Lynn Redgrave competed against her sister Vanessa. Both were subject to Elizabeth Taylor, the Oscar for her role in Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? got.
  • The powers conferred NYFCC Award shared with Lynn Redgrave Elizabeth Taylor.
  • Cutter John Bloom got in 1983 for his work on Gandhi an Oscar.
  • The film was the basis for an unsuccessful stage musical entitled Geordie.

Awards

  • Academy Awards 1967 nominations: Best Actress - Lynn Redgrave
  • Best Supporting Actor - James Mason
  • Best Song - Tom Springfield (Music), Jim Dale ( text )
  • Best Camera ( Black White ) - Kenneth Higgins
  • Best Actress - Musical or Comedy - Lynn Redgrave
  • NYFCC Award of the New York Film Critics Circle for Best Actress Lynn Redgrave
  • OCIC Award at the International Film Festival of Berlin in 1966 for Silvio Narizzano
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