The Go-Between

1971

1h 56m

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6.8/10

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British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

Directors

Joseph Losey

Writers

L.P. Hartley(novel by)

Harold Pinter(screenplay by)

Stars

Julie Christie

Alan Bates

Edward Fox

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Julie Christie

Lady Marian Trimingham

Alan Bates

Ted Burgess

Edward Fox

Hugh Trimingham

Michael Redgrave

The Older Leo Colston

Dominic Guard

The Young Leo Colston

Mrs Maudsley

Mr Maudsley

Marcus Maudsley

Denys

Charles

Kate

Stubbs

Blunt

Rector

Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)

Joshua Losey

Boy in Village (uncredited)

Arnold Schulkes

Servant (uncredited)

Carl Dane

Coachman (uncredited)

Directors

Joseph Losey

Writers

L.P. Hartley(novel by)

Harold Pinter(screenplay by)

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6/10

Sadly, time has not been very kind to the potency of this film. In 2020s society, the overwhelming feeling of "so what?" is hard to shake off; despite some really strong performances. Dominic Guard is "Leo", just 13 when he is invited to summer at the Norfolk country home of one of his classmates. He quickly befriends his older sister "Marian" (Julie Christie) and is soon acting - innocently, at first - as her courier passing ostensibly harmless letters between herself, her fiancée "Hugh" (Edward Fox) and a swarthy tenant farmer "Ted" (Alan Bates). Guard is great as the young man who starts to put two and two together as he slowly gets caught up in this menage-à-trois whilst trying to accommodate his own sexual awakening. His own naive inquisitiveness gives his character an engaging and frustrating quality that we might all have related to, once upon a time. Losey's pace is off, though - it can be quite a slow burn at times and, unusually, I found the score from Michel Legrand quite distractingly repetitive. The cinematography showed off the locale to perfection and the dialogue from LP Hartley via Harold Pinter succinctly demonstrates class distinction and prejudice well.

Geronimo196729 May, 2023