A Taste of Honey (film)
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| A Taste of Honey | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Richardson |
| Produced by | Tony Richardson |
| Written by | Shelagh Delaney (play and screenplay) Tony Richardson (screenplay) |
| Starring | Rita Tushingham Murray Melvin Dora Bryan Robert Stephens |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
| Release date(s) |  September, 1961 30 April 1962 |
| Running time | UK: 100 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
A Taste of Honey is a 1961 British film adaptation of the play of the same name by Shelagh Delaney. Delaney adapted the screenplay herself, aided by director Tony Richardson, who had previously directed the first production of the play. The film features Rita Tushingham as Jo, Dora Bryan as her mother, Murray Melvin as Geoffrey, and Paul Danquah as Jimmy.
[edit] Awards
The film won four BAFTA awards: Richardson won Best British Screenplay (with Delaney) and Best British Film, Bryan won Best Actress and Tushingham was named Most Promising Newcomer. Tushingham and Melvin were Best Actress and Actor at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. In America the film won Tushingham a 1963 Golden Globe for Most Promising Female Newcomer and got Richardson a 1963 Directors Guild of America award nomination. Delaney and Richardson also won a Writers' Guild of Great Britain award.
[edit] External links
- A Taste of Honey at the Internet Movie Database
- British New Wave article on A Taste of Honey at BrokenProjector.com
| Preceded by Saturday Night and Sunday Morning |
BAFTA Award for Best British Film 1960 |
Succeeded by Lawrence of Arabia |
