The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)
- Maggie Smith: Jean Brodie
- Robert Stephens: Teddy Lloyd
- Pamela Franklin: Sandy
- Gordon Jackson Gordon Lowther
- Celia Johnson: Miss Mackay
- Diane Grayson: Jenny
- Jane Carr: Mary McGregor
- Shirley Steedman: Monica
- Lavinia Lang: Emily Carstairs
- Antoinette Biggerstaff: Helen McPhee
- Margo Cunningham: Miss Campbell
- Isla Cameron: Miss McKenzie
- Rona Anderson: Miss Lockhart
- Ann Way: Miss Gaunt
- Molly Weir: Miss Allison Kerr
- Helena Gloag: Miss Kerr
- Heather Seymour: Clara
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ( original English title The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ) is a film director Ronald Neame of drama. The film is based on a theater adaptation of the eponymous novel by Muriel Spark.
Action
Jean Brodie, a teacher at a school in Edinburgh in the 1930s, influenced by her unconventional teaching methods, the four girls Sandy, Monica, Jenny and Mary. Since it does not come loose from her ex - lover Teddy Lloyd and deflects the marriage proposal, the music teacher, Gordon Lowther, married the latter another teacher. Brodies manipulations result in the further course of the year to an affair between Lloyd and Sandy and the death of Mary. Therefore, Sandy leaning on against Jean Brodie, and this loses their job.
Awards (selection)
For the presentation of Jean Brodie Maggie Smith received a 1970 Academy Award for Best Actress. In the category of Best Song Rod McKuen was nominated for an Oscar. In the same year he won a Golden Globe.
The actresses Jean Brodie and Celia Johnson each won a British Academy Film Award. Pamela Franklin was honored by the National Board of Review for Best Supporting Actress.
Criticism
The lexicon of the International Films wrote: "The unintended conflict between progressive and traditional educational methods suffers Wortlastigkeit and a rather superficial discussion of the topic. The visual manner, however, the film is excellent. "