Georgy Girl (1966)

A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while striving to capture some of the glamorous life of her swinging London roommate.

Director:

Silvio Narizzano

Writers:

Margaret Forster (novel), Margaret Forster (screenplay),

Stars:

James Mason, Alan Bates, Lynn Redgrave

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Mason	...	James Leamington
Alan Bates	...	Jos Jones
Lynn Redgrave	...	Georgy
Charlotte Rampling	...	Meredith
Bill Owen	...	Ted
Clare Kelly	...	Doris
Rachel Kempson	...	Ellen Leamington
Denise Coffey	...	Peg
Peggy Thorpe-Bates	...	Hospital Sister
Dandy Nichols	...	Hospital Nurse
Dorothy Alison	...	Health Visitor
Terence Soall	...	Salesman
Jolyan Booth	...	Registry Office Clerk

Storyline

A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while striving to capture some of the glamorous life of her swinging London roommate.

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Plot Keywords:

roommate | hospital | love | pregnancy | baby | 

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Taglines:

The wildest thing to hit the world since the mini-skirt!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

17 October 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Georgy lány

Filming Locations:

449 Edgware Road, Maida Vale, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Everglades Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vanessa Redgrave backed out of the role of Georgy just before shooting started. Lynn Redgrave (her sister) picked it up.

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Goofs

In the "Mistress Contract" scene, James tries to kiss Georgy and knocks her glasses down on her face - far enough so that her mouth is seen through the lenses. From the reverse angle, they are properly on her face, and he has to pull them off to kiss her.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Georgy: [to children's dance class] One and two and one and two! One and two and one and two. Everybody go round! Very good! Faster! One and two. One and two and one and two! One and two and one and two. Very good. All right, everybody round me, come on! Quick, quick! One more quickie to finish. You're things in space! Right. Spin into space! Blblbl. And one two three, one the floor, quick!

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Connections

Featured in The Lady with the Torch (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Whole Lotta Woman"
(uncredited)
Written by Marvin Rainwater
Performed by Lynn Redgrave

User Reviews

Fine drama with comical overtones

Alan Bates' eccentric performance outshines in this interesting and whimsical film. It is certainly an odd mix of drama and comedy as Bates never seems to act seriously around what essentially is a perverse story with cutting moments, particularly Charlotte Rampling's performance in the hospital after her baby is born. Redgrave is perfect as the dowdy and shy Georgie - like her description in the book, she appears plain but strangely attractive. Mason again appears as the downtrodden anti-hero, never quite getting what he wants at the end of the film - in this respect he always seems typecast. There's always something I like about these B/W 1960's films with their gritty London location filming and this one is no exception.