A Kind of Loving [Blu-ray]

Director: John Schlesinger John Schlesinger

Overview

This well-wrought romance takes place in Lancashire, England, in an industrial area where Vic (Alan Bates) and Ingrid (June Ritchie) work in the same factory. He is a draftsman who wants only a physical relationship with the woman of his choice (Ingrid), while she is a typist who wants true love with the man she's interested in (Vic). In carefully handled scenes throughout, Vic and Ingrid get together, but with consequences neither could have foreseen: Ingrid becomes pregnant, and that one indisputable fact tests the mettle of their relationship more than anything else they could have imagined. Directed by John Schlesinger.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/22/2022
UPC:	0826663227833
Original Release:	1962
Rating:	NR
Source:	Shout Factory
Language:	English
Time:	1:52:00
Sales rank:	22,652

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alan Bates	Vic Brown
Thora Hird	Mrs. Rothwell
Bert Palmer	Mr. Brown
Gwen Nelson	Mrs. Brown
Malcolm Patton	Jim Brown
Pat Keen	Christine
David Mahlowe	David
Jack Smethurst	Conroy
James Bolam	Jeff
Michael Deacon	Les
Norman Heyes	Laisterdyke
Leonard Rossiter	Whymper
Fred Ferris	Mr. Althorpe
Patsy Rowlands	Dorothy
Annette Robertson	Phoebe
Ruth Porcher	Mrs. Keen
Harry Markham	Railwayman
Peter Madden	Registrar
Katherine Staff	Mrs. Oliphant,Mrs. Oliphant
Edna Ridgway	Pub Pianist
Graham Rigby	Pub Politician
Bud Ralston	Pub Comedian
Bryan Mosley	Bus Conductor
Joe Gladwin	Bus Conductor
Jerry Desmonde	Television Compere
Reginald Green	Television Competitor
Douglas Livingstone	Window Cleaner
Helen Fraser	l'amie d'Ingrid
Yvonne Buckingham	Actor
John Ronane	Draughtsman
David Cook	Draughtsman
Ron Grainer	Composer

Technical Credits

Keith Waterhouse

William Hall

Joseph Janni	Producer
John Schlesinger	Director
Keith Waterhouse	Screenwriter
William Hall	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
George Stephenson	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

One of numerous unheralded small films graced with the presence of underrated British actor Alan Bates, A Kind of Loving is the story of a young British couple who marry after the woman (June Ritchie) becomes pregnant. Their marriage founders, but they eventually reconcile. Director John Schlesinger blanketed the film with a morose urban landscape and a blunt moral tone. Based on a novel by Stan Barstow, it has an early 1960s feel of fresh disillusionment, as young adults battle a society that once seemed promising but is now unforgiving. Bates' performance helps the film achieve a rare dignity despite the indecision and failings of its characters, none of whom are paragons of virtue. This was Schlesinger's first feature film; he would later win acclaim with such films as Darling and Midnight Cowboy that continued to show his skill at memorable characterizations.